Correction of Constricted Ear : A Simple Technique

A simple technique of correction of constricted ear utilizing standard basic principles of plastic surgery is described. Lengthening of the helical lim was achieved byv-y plasty, reconstruction of antihelical fold by Converse-Mustarde procedure and correction of drooping of the upper part of ear by...

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Main Authors: P Kumar, P C Thomas, K G Bhaskara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2001-02-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1778547
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Summary:A simple technique of correction of constricted ear utilizing standard basic principles of plastic surgery is described. Lengthening of the helical lim was achieved byv-y plasty, reconstruction of antihelical fold by Converse-Mustarde procedure and correction of drooping of the upper part of ear by excision of planned amount of skin from superior part of post auricular sulcus.
ISSN:0970-0358
1998-376X