title: Otoplasty for prominent ears.
abstract: A technique for correction of prominent ears is described. It combines the advantages of simplicity and accuracy and provides satisfactory results. Essential points of the technique are perichondrial cartilage scratching at the superior crus and antihelical fold according to Stenström, mattress sutures applied to the perichondrium and soft tissues at the medial surface, and to these we add the trimming of the tail of the helix, thinning of the antitragus, and a double-spindle skin excision at the medial auricular surface. In patients with insufficient curling of the helical rim ("shell-ear" deformity) the base of the helical arch is scratched at its medial surface.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*