The anterior-posterior otoplasty.
OBJECTIVE
To introduce a simple, modified method for correcting prominauris.


METHODS
Case series.


METHODS
Private, facial plastic surgery practice. All operations were performed in an office surgical suite on the campus of a university medical center.


METHODS
Fourteen patients (7 women and 7 men; age range, 22-46 years), constituting 28 ears, underwent otoplasty between February 1995 and November 1997. Follow-up ranged from 7 to 26 months (average, 11.5 months).


METHODS
Anterior-posterior otoplasty was performed.


METHODS
Subjective analysis by the author and patients, guided by photograph and chart review.


RESULTS
Four ears had solely helical correction, while 22 ears had combined helical and conchal corrections. Within a few degrees, the desired posterior rotation occurred in all cases. Minor, persistent asymmetry, in auricle rotation or retrusion of either helical or conchal correction, was evident in 4 cases.


CONCLUSIONS
Anterior-posterior otoplasty is a predictable, safe method for surgically retracting ears.
Burres
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Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
D000328:Adult; D004431:Ear, External / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*