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J Cosmet Med 2017; 1(2): 90-94
Published online December 31, 2017
Correction of prominent ears: techniques and complications
Jiyun Choi, MD, PhD
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Chosun University College of Medicine, Gwangju, Rep. of Korea
Correspondence to :
Jiyun Choi, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Chosun University College of Medicine, 365 Pilmundaero, Dong-gu, Gwangju 61452, Rep. of Korea
Tel: 82-62-220-3200, Fax: 82-62-225-2702, E-mail: happyent@naver.com
© Korean Society of Korean Cosmetic Surgery & Medicine
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Prominent ears are present in approximately 5% of the Caucasian population. It is characterized by autosomal dominant inheritance and commonly caused by 2 developmental defects: underdevelopment of the antihelical fold and overdevelopment of the conchal wall. A thorough preoperative evaluation includes examination of ear symmetry, size, shape, and projection. Mustarde first described a technique for creating an antihelical fold by utilizing permanent conchoscaphal mattress sutures. Furnas popularized a technique of conchal setback using permanent cochomastoidal suturing.
Keywords: prominent ears, mustard technique, furnas technique, complications
- Adamson PA, Strecker HD. Otoplasty techniques. Facial Plast Surg 1995;11:284-300.
- Tolleth H. Artistic anatomy, dimensions, and proportions of the external ear. Clin Plast Surg 1978;5:337-45.
- Adamson JE, Horton CE, Crawford HH. The growth pattern of the external ear. Plast Reconstr Surg 1965;36:466-70.
- Farkas LG, Posnick JC, Hreczko TM. Anthropometric growth study of the ear. Cleft Palate Craniofac J 1992;29:324-9.
- Rogers BO. Microtic, lop, cup and protruding ears: four directly inheritable deformities? Plast Reconstr Surg 1968;41:208-31.
- Janis JE, Rohrich RJ, Gutowski KA. Otoplasty. Plast Reconstr Surg 2005;115:60e-72e.
- Ellis DA, Keohane JD. A simplified approach to otoplasty. J Otolaryngol 1992;21:66-9.
- Kotler HS, Robertson K, Tardy ME Jr. Pre- and postoperative management in otoplasty. Facial Plast Surg 1994;10:244-54.
- Mustarde JC. The correction of prominent ears using simple mattress sutures. Br J Plast Surg 1963;16:170-8.
- Furnas DW. Correction of prominent ears by conchamastoid sutures. Plast Reconstr Surg 1968;42:189-93.
- Owsley TG, Biggerstaff TG. Otoplasty complications. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2009;21:105-18.
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J Cosmet Med 2017; 1(2): 90-94
Published online December 31, 2017 https://doi.org/10.25056/JCM.2017.1.2.90
Copyright © Korean Society of Korean Cosmetic Surgery & Medicine.
Correction of prominent ears: techniques and complications
Jiyun Choi, MD, PhD
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Chosun University College of Medicine, Gwangju, Rep. of Korea
Correspondence to:Jiyun Choi, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Chosun University College of Medicine, 365 Pilmundaero, Dong-gu, Gwangju 61452, Rep. of Korea
Tel: 82-62-220-3200, Fax: 82-62-225-2702, E-mail: happyent@naver.com
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Prominent ears are present in approximately 5% of the Caucasian population. It is characterized by autosomal dominant inheritance and commonly caused by 2 developmental defects: underdevelopment of the antihelical fold and overdevelopment of the conchal wall. A thorough preoperative evaluation includes examination of ear symmetry, size, shape, and projection. Mustarde first described a technique for creating an antihelical fold by utilizing permanent conchoscaphal mattress sutures. Furnas popularized a technique of conchal setback using permanent cochomastoidal suturing.
Keywords: prominent ears, mustard technique, furnas technique, complications
References
- Adamson PA, Strecker HD. Otoplasty techniques. Facial Plast Surg 1995;11:284-300.
- Tolleth H. Artistic anatomy, dimensions, and proportions of the external ear. Clin Plast Surg 1978;5:337-45.
- Adamson JE, Horton CE, Crawford HH. The growth pattern of the external ear. Plast Reconstr Surg 1965;36:466-70.
- Farkas LG, Posnick JC, Hreczko TM. Anthropometric growth study of the ear. Cleft Palate Craniofac J 1992;29:324-9.
- Rogers BO. Microtic, lop, cup and protruding ears: four directly inheritable deformities? Plast Reconstr Surg 1968;41:208-31.
- Janis JE, Rohrich RJ, Gutowski KA. Otoplasty. Plast Reconstr Surg 2005;115:60e-72e.
- Ellis DA, Keohane JD. A simplified approach to otoplasty. J Otolaryngol 1992;21:66-9.
- Kotler HS, Robertson K, Tardy ME Jr. Pre- and postoperative management in otoplasty. Facial Plast Surg 1994;10:244-54.
- Mustarde JC. The correction of prominent ears using simple mattress sutures. Br J Plast Surg 1963;16:170-8.
- Furnas DW. Correction of prominent ears by conchamastoid sutures. Plast Reconstr Surg 1968;42:189-93.
- Owsley TG, Biggerstaff TG. Otoplasty complications. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2009;21:105-18.
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