The treatment of prominent ears: a 25-year survey of the island technique.
The authors report on a 25-year retrospective study of 488 cases of prominent (protruding) ears corrected by the island technique of Pitanguy.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002356:Cartilage / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*