otoplasty
Sign in to saveOtoplasty, from Ancient Greek οὖς (oûs), meaning "ear", and πλαστός (plastós), meaning "moulded", is a procedure for correcting the deformities and defects of the auricle (external ear), whether these defects are congenital conditions (e.g. microtia, anotia, etc.) or caused by trauma. Otoplastic surgeons may reshape, move, or augment the cartilaginous support framework of the auricle to correct these defects.
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Antiquity
- 19th century
- 20th and 21st centuries
- Surgical anatomy of the external ear
- The auricle
- Blood supply and innervation
- Otoplastic praxis
- Prominent ears
- Angles of the ear
- Cephaloauricular and scaphoconchal angles
- Antihelix
- Concha
- Protruding antihelix and protruding concha combined
- Protruding mastoid process
- Auricular prominence
- Hemifacial microsomia
- Protruding cauda helicis
- Protruding earlobe
- Soft tissues
- Surgical otoplasty
- Ear reconstruction
- Indications
- Surgical procedures
- Surgical otoplasty techniques
- Correction of earlobe prominence
- Alteration of the position of the auricular upper pole
- Types of otoplastic correction
- Post-surgical recovery
- Complications
- Non-surgical otoplasty
- Indications
- Incidence of ear deformity
- Tissue molding
- Taping
- Physician-designed splints
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Otoplasty, from Ancient Greek οὖς (oûs), meaning "ear", and πλαστός (plastós), meaning "moulded", is a procedure for correcting the deformities and defects of the auricle (external ear), whether these defects are congenital conditions (e.g. microtia, anotia, etc.) or caused by trauma. Otoplastic surgeons may reshape, move, or augment the cartilaginous support framework of the auricle to correct these defects.
Congenital ear deformities occasionally overlap with other medical conditions (e.g. Treacher Collins syndrome and hemifacial microsomia).
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