title: Otoplasty and its origins for the correction of prominent ears.
abstract: The authors present a review of the literature concerning surgical correction of lop ear, re-examining the original procedures. Their own approach which combines the most suitable of several techniques described in the literature is presented. Using this approach they achieve good results stimulating them to continue utilizing this personal procedure.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Clinic Division, Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brenda
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marques
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Zantut
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans