title: Double pennant technique: elongating the helix using rim flaps to correct the constricted ear.
abstract: In a Tanzer group 2B or group 3 constricted ear, the short helix must be elongated with additional tissues. To do this, we have developed a new method of surgical repair using 2 pennant-shaped rim flaps. Six constricted ear patients underwent correctional ear plasty using this method. Four of the deformities were Tanzer group 2b and 2 were group 3. Our surgical procedure elongated the patients' helix from 7 to 22 mm, leaving them with smooth curvature and a good color match to the adjoining skin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan. ohjimi@fukuoka-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohjimi
authors.forename: Kozo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Era
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: Yasuhisa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shiratake
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013997:Time Factors