"Conchal show" measurements: a new idea in prominent ear correction.
The average "conchal show" has been determined in a series of patients and a device is described to measure conchal show in prominent ears. By measuring the conchal show preoperatively, the surgeon can determine exactly how much to reduce the concha.
Vermeylen
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Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, General Hospital Sint Jan, Brugge, Belgium.
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D000886:Anthropometry; D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male