Cryptotia: principles and management.
Adequate treatment of the cryptotic ear must address both recreation of the upper pole and correction of the vertical height. The degree of soft tissue manipulation ia dictated by the severity of the deformity. Often this must be combined with repositioning or reconstruction of the cartilaginous skeleton.
Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Alfredo A
AA
Paredes
J Kerwin
JK
Williams
Nabil I
NI
Elsahy
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*