Open AccessCorrection and Prevention of the Pixie Ear Deformity: A Combined Technique
Author(s) -
Kai Kaye,
Gabriela Casabona,
Sonja Kästner,
Felix J. Paprottka
Publication year - 2018
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 - 10.1093/asj/sjy095
Subject(s) - medicine , deformity , audiology , dermatology , surgery
Ear and earlobe deformities after surgical rhytidectomy are common and can significantly diminish the aesthetic outcome. The main causes of ear/earlobe distortion are skin overresection, an imbalance between vertical/horizontal skin-lift vectors, and tractional distortions through superficial muscularaponeurotic system (SMAS) tension.
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