title: [Correction of cupped ear by using a stainless steel wire suspension technique].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate a new reliable surgical technique for correction the congenital cupped ear.
  
  
  METHODS
  With 96 patients, a stainless steel wire was introduced to suspend auricular cartilage on the pericranium after the cupped ear was corrected. The follow-ups were carried out after the operation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Up to 3 years follow-ups with 52 cases, the results were satisfactory and durable.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The above mentioned technique could be a reliable way to correct mild and moderate cupped ear abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Hospital of CAMS, Beijing 100041, China.
authors.forename: Yan-Yong
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Xian-Kong
authors.initials: XK
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Yung
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hong-Xing
authors.initials: HX
authors.lastname: Zhuang
authors.forename: Wen-Jie
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Xiao-Gen
authors.initials: XG
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004423:Ear / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009969:Orthodontic Wires; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013232:Steel; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D013232:Steel