title: Reduction of the hypertrophic earlobe.
abstract: The reduction of hypertrophied earlobes in a young patient is presented. The etiology of hypertrophied earlobes, and several methods for correcting this deformity, are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004431:Ear, External / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008875:Middle Aged; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*