Ear Surgery

Desire for correction of protruding ears

Correction of protruding ears by cartilage reshaping/setback techniques done on the back of the ears.

Desire for correction of protruding ears before starting school.

Setback otoplasties using horizontal mattress sutures on the back of the ear cartilage to create a more visible antihelical fold.

Desire for correction of prominent ears.

Correction of prominent ears by a combination of anti helical fold creation sutures as well as concha-mastoid sutures with conchae bowl weakening by cartilage scoring.

Desire for setback of protruding ears which has bothered her for many years.

Setback otoplasties using cartilage reshaping techniques.

Desire for smaller less hanging earlobes.

Earlobe reductions using a wedge excisional technique.

Desire for less long hanging earlobe shape.

Earlobe reductions using am inferior helical rim excisional technique.

Desire for smaller ear height which currently measures at 72mms.

Vertical ear reduction (macrotia) surgery with the creation of a smaller ear (62mms) through upper and lower ear tissue excisions.

Desire for smaller ear height.

Macrotia reduction surgery using a superior scapula flap and inferior earlobe tissue removal techniques.

Desire for restoration of more normal ear appearance after partial amputation from a bite injury.

Two stage ear reconstruction using a postauricular flap (first stage) and a flap release and helical rim augmentation with ePTFE tube implants. (second stage)

Desire for ear reconstruction after total amputation from car accident.

Two stage total ear reconstruction using a rib cartilage framework covered by a temporoparietal fascial flap and skin graft (first stage) followed by a secondary ear shape refinements. (second stage)

Desire for keloid removal from earlobe after ear piercing.

Excisions of large ear keloid with placement of dermal-fat graft for earlobe reconstruction.

Desire for removal of large keloid on back of earlobe.

Excision of large keloid from back of earlobe with full thickness skin graft reconstruction.

Immediate result of gauged earlobe reconstruction with excision large wedge of tissue including the gauged hole.

Desire for removal of gauged earlobes and restoration of a more normal earlobe appearance.

Excision of gauged holes and earlobe reconstruction with immediate result.

Desire for reduction of large earlobes.

Earlobe reduction using a wedge excision and flap closure technique.

Congenital near complete microtia in a young child.

Three stage microtia reconstruction using a primary rib cartilage framework.

Desire for correction of overdone setback otoplasty.

Otoplasty reversal with cartilage release and tissue bank rib graft placement in the middle third of the ear.

Desire for earlobe size reduction.

Mal earlobe reductions using an inferior helical rim excisional technique.

Desire for removal of gauged ears.

Gauged earlobe repairs using hole excision and flap rearrangement technique with immediate result.

Desire for ear reconstruction after severe burn injury.

Burn ear reconstruction using skin release and postauricular skin grafting after first stage tissue expansion.

Desire for more normal appearing ear after severe burn injury.

Rib graft cartilage framework reconstruction to restore the missing upper half of the ear.

Desire for reduction of prominent ears.

Setback otoplasties performed through postauricular cartilage reshaping techniques.

Desire for creation of external ear after dog bite avulsion injury.

Patient opted for prosthetic ear reconstruction using osseointegrated implant anchors with magnetic prosthetic external ear.

Desire for less prominent appearing ears.

Postauricular view of setback otoplasties and the incision location.

Desire for reduced ear prominence.

Setback otoplasties to decrease the auriculocephalic angle of the ears to the side of the head.

Desire for less prominent ears.

Side view of setback otoplasty result showing the increased antihelical fold of the ear by suture reshaping.

Desire for restoration of ear shape after avulsion injury from horse bite.

Two stage ear reconstruction using postauricular skin flap inset (first stage) followed by second stage release with helical rim creation by a rig graft.

Desire for reduction of prominent ears in a child.

Side view result of setback otoplasty showing the visible definition of the antihelical fold and the posterior relocation of the helical rim using suture techniques.

Microtia ear reconstruction using a first stage rib graft framework, second stage earlobe flap transposition and throw stage tragus reconstruction.

Desire for reduction of prominent ears.

Setback otoplasty result.

Congenital vascular malformation of ear that was never fully treated.

Excision of vascular malformation of ear with skin graft reconstruction.

Congenital microtia ear deformity.

Microtia ear reconstruction using a first stage rib graft cartilage framework followed by earlobe transpositions, postauricular release and tragus skin grafting.

Desire for smaller ear from top to bottom.

Macrotia ear reduction using a superior scapula flap reduction and inferior helical rim reduction.

Desire for partial reversal of prior setback otoplasty.

Partial otoplasty reversal using a combination of a release and placement of interpostional cadaveric rib graft through postauricular incisions

Desire for less prominent ear appearance.

Bilateral setback otoplasties using postauricular cartilage reshaping techniques with permanent sutures.

Congenital Spock(Stahl's) ear deformity in which the top of the ear is pointy.

Spock (Stahl's) ear correction using cartilage releases and cartilage graft for upper ear reshaping.

Desire for smaller and younger looking earlobes.

Earlobe rejuvenation done by wedge excision of earlobe through existing wrinkle lines.

Desire for larger earlobes.

Earlobe enlargement done by fat injections.

Desire for less prominent ears.

Setback otoplasty dine under local anesthesia with immediate result.

Desire for less prominent ears.

Setback otoplasty using horizontal mattress sutures for the cartilage to gently pull back the ears to a better position on the side of the head.

Desire for reduction of large protruding ears in a young child.

Setback otoplasties using postauricular cartilage shaping sutures.

Desire for reduction of overall size of the ear.

Macrotia ear reduction using a scapha flap and inferior helical rim reduction techniques for vertically shorter ears.

Desire for more feminine earlobe appearance.

Earlobe feminization by surgical reshaping.

Congenital microtia ear deformity in mode aged adult that was never reconstructed as a child.

Adult microtia reconstruction using a Medpor framework and temporoparietal fascial (TFL) flap.

Desire for smaller ears.

Macrotia reduction surgery using superior scapula flap and earlobe reduction techniques.

Desire for correction of prominent ears.

Correction of prominent ears by postauricular suture cartilage reshaping techniques.

Desire for smaller ears from a vertical height standpoint.

Macrotia ear reduction with a superior scapula flap and inferior helical rim earlobe reductions.

Elongated pixie earlobe deformities after prior facelift. Desire for shorter reshaped earlobes along with a secondary neck-jowl tuck.

Correction of long earlobes done concurrently with facelift surgery. (iimmediate result)

Desire for smaller earlobes with less drooping.

Inferior helical rim earlobe reductions

Desire for vertically shorter upper ear.

Upper vertical ear reduction with superior scaphal flap reduction

Congenital incomplete microtia ear deformity.

Microtia ear reconstruction with multiple rib cartilages and earlobe transposition.

Torn gauged ear

Reconstruction of turn gauged ear.

Desire for reduction of protruding ears.

Setback otoplasty in an adult with incisions on the backside of the ears.

Desire for less protruding ears.

Setback otoplasty with suture reshaping of ear cartilages.

Desire for setback of moderate ear protrusions.

Conchal-based technique for moderate setback otoplasties.

Large keloid on back of earlobe after ear piercing.

Excision of large keloid on back of ear with skin graft reconstruction.

Desire for ears that don' stick out.

Setback otoplasty decreasing the angle of the ear from the side of the head.

Desire for earlobe reduction.

Auriculofacial wedge excision earlobe reduction technique.

Desire for treatment of overcorrected otoplasty.

Subtotal otoplasty reversal with postauricular release and placement of tissue bank cartilage graft.

Desire for smaller ear with less vertical height.

Macrotia ear reduction with superior scapula and inferior earlobe reduction.

Desire for repair of turn earlobe.

Torn earlobe repair under local anesthesia.

Desire for repair of double split earlobe.

Repair of double split earlobe under local anesthesia.

Desire for repair of stretched out earlobe from gauging.

Immediate result from gauged earlobe reconstruction.

Congenital right ear microtia deformity.

Staged microtia reconstruction with rib graft framework.

Congenital severe cupped ear deformity.

Rib graft framework cupped ear reconstruction.

Desire to set back the top of one ear which was protruding more than the other part.

Mini-otoplasty technique under local anesthesia to just setback the top part of the ear.

Desire for less prominent ears.

Bilateral setback otoplasties with suture cartilage reshaping.

Desire for smaller better shaped ear in older male.

Intraoperative result from ear reshaping using earlobe, tragus and antitragus reductions

Desire for ears that stick out less and correction of the lidding of the upper ear.

One day after surgery with setback otoplasty and correction of upper helical lidding.

Desire for smaller ear height in an otherwise normal ear.

Scaphal reduction with helical flap advancement for a 65mm to 60mm ear height reduction.