title: Correction of auricular deformity caused by high ear-piercing: case report.
abstract: In recent years, high ear-piercing and wearing earrings in the cartilaginous region of the auricle have become popular. The frequent occurrence of subsequent complications also has been pointed out. The present case is of a 17-year-old girl with an auricular deformity caused by infections occurring after piercing in the scapha. The authors performed an auriculoplasty by excision of the deformed cartilage and autologous cartilage graft from the ipsilateral concha. At present, 1 year and 5 months after the operation, no sign of recontracture is noted, and the auricle remains in a gratifying shape.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Akita Red Cross Hospital, Kamikitate, Akita, Japan.
authors.forename: Naoshige
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Iida
authors.forename: Yoshiaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hosaka
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ogawa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004425:Ear Cartilage / Q000293:injuries / Q000637:transplantation; D004426:Ear Deformities, Acquired / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011677:Punctures / Q000009:adverse effects; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000150:complications