Avoiding the “pixie-ear” deformity following face lift surgery by differential insetting and secondary intention healing | Zendy

Arian Mowlavi | Zendy; Mohammed Zakhireh | Zendy

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Avoiding the “pixie-ear” deformity following face lift surgery by differential insetting and secondary intention healing

Author(s) -

Arian Mowlavi,

Mohammed Zakhireh

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

aesthetic surgery journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.528

H-Index - 58

eISSN - 1527-330X

pISSN - 1090-820X

DOI - 10.1016/j.asj.2005.07.010

Subject(s) - earlobe , medicine , anatomy , deformity , cheek , surgery , ear lobe

The "pixie-ear" deformity has been described by its "stuck-on" or "pulled" appearance, due to the extrinsic pull of the cheek and jawline skin flaps on the earlobe attachment point (O), the otobasion inferius. The tension results in migration of the earlobe attachment point from a posterior cephalad position to an anterior caudal position. Recently, the 2 components of the earlobe, the attached cephalic segment (I to O distance) and the free caudal segment (O to S distance), have been defined.

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