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Earfold: A New Technique for Correction of the Shape of the Antihelix
Author(s) -
Kang Norbert V.,
Sabbagh Walid,
O'Toole Greg,
Silberberg Michael
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1002/lary.27197
Subject(s) - otoplasty , medicine , fibrous joint , surgery , computer science
An absent or poorly defined antihelix often plays a central role in the perception of the prominent ear. A wide variety of otoplasty techniques have been described over the last 50 years that aim to reshape, create, or enhance the definition of the antihelix, which can, in turn, help to reduce the prominence of an ear. In addition to conventional suture and cartilage‐scoring techniques, a permanent implantable clip system (Earfold ® ) has recently become available that is placed using a minimally invasive approach performed under local anesthesia. In this review, we summarize conventional otoplasty techniques to correct the antihelix and compare these with the Earfold implantable clip system. Laryngoscope , 128:2282–2290, 2018