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Minimally Invasive Auricoloplasty With an Anterior Approach: A 15-Year Experience

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Bellinvia, Giacomo, Bellinvia, Pietro·2020·Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum
DOI 10.1093/asjof/ojaa004PMC PMC7780454
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Background: The otoplasty technique, independently conceived by Kaye and Lewis, is a simple and effective method for correcting prominent ears with an underdeveloped antihelical fold, but it is inappropriate for correcting ears with conchal hypertrophy. Objectives: To describe an anterior approach to otoplasty that can correct prominent ears, even for those with conchal hypertrophy. Methods: The 100 most recent otoplasty interventions to correct prominent ears were analyzed retrospectively. Indications, aesthetic results, complications and corrections were evaluated. Results: The 100 patients who underwent otoplasty included 40 males and 60 females with a mean age of 18 years (range, 8–62 years). Sixty-five patients underwent correction of an underdeveloped antihelical fold, 30 underwent correction of conchal hypertrophy and 5 required resection of a conchal cartilage crescent. Intervention was bilateral in 96 patients and monolateral in 4 patients. Two patients required secondary corrections, including 1 requiring monolateral correction for a trauma after 10 days. No patient experienced hematomas or infections, despite the absence of antibiotic coverage. Conclusions: This minimally invasive otoplasty technique is a simple, quick, and effective method, even in patients with conchal hypertrophy. Level of Evidence: 4:

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Figure 1. A 17-year-old man with underdeveloped antihelical fold (A) before and (B) after 12 months.
Figure 1. A 17-year-old man with underdeveloped antihelical fold (A) before and (B) after 12 months.CC BY-NC-ND · PubMed Central
Figure 2. An 18-year-old woman with conchal excess and almost absent antihelical fold (A) before, (B) with preoperative markings, and (C) after 12 months.
Figure 2. An 18-year-old woman with conchal excess and almost absent antihelical fold (A) before, (B) with preoperative markings, and (C) after 12 months.CC BY-NC-ND · PubMed Central
Figure 3. A 55-year-old woman with conchal hypertrophy with correct conchoscafal angle fold (A) before, (B) with preoperative markings, and (C) after 10 months.
Figure 3. A 55-year-old woman with conchal hypertrophy with correct conchoscafal angle fold (A) before, (B) with preoperative markings, and (C) after 10 months.CC BY-NC-ND · PubMed Central
Figure 4. (A) Photograph showing the 1 cm incision in the lower part of the drawing, (B) the dissection of the skin from the cartilage in the anterior part of the marked new anthelix, and (C) the anterior scoring of the cartilage with the cartilage rasp in a 21-year-old woman.
Figure 4. (A) Photograph showing the 1 cm incision in the lower part of the drawing, (B) the dissection of the skin from the cartilage in the anterior part of the marked new anthelix, and (C) the anterior scoring of the cartilage with the cartilage rasp in a 21-year-old woman.CC BY-NC-ND · PubMed Central
Figure 5. (A-G) The figures show how the stitches are put to fold the cartilage without incision in the way described by Kaye. The knot is buried in a stab incision in the skin on the posterior side of the ear that is not sutured.
Figure 5. (A-G) The figures show how the stitches are put to fold the cartilage without incision in the way described by Kaye. The knot is buried in a stab incision in the skin on the posterior side of the ear that is not sutured.CC BY-NC-ND · PubMed Central
Figure 6. A 23-year-old woman with conchal excess and almost absent antihelical fold (A, C) before and (B, D) after 12 months.
Figure 6. A 23-year-old woman with conchal excess and almost absent antihelical fold (A, C) before and (B, D) after 12 months.CC BY-NC-ND · PubMed Central
Figure 7. A 9-year-old male patient with conchal excess and underdeveloped antihelical fold (A, C) before and (B, D) after 12 months.
Figure 7. A 9-year-old male patient with conchal excess and underdeveloped antihelical fold (A, C) before and (B, D) after 12 months.CC BY-NC-ND · PubMed Central

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  1. Kaye, 1967, A simplified method for correcting the prominent ear, Plast Reconstr Surg, 40, 44, 10.1097/00006534-196707000-00006 · DOI
  2. McDowell, 1968, Goals in otoplasty for protruding ears, Plast Reconstr Surg, 41, 17, 10.1097/00006534-196801000-00004 · DOI
  3. Converse, 1955, A technique for surgical correction of lop ears, Plast Reconstr Surg, 15, 411, 10.1097/00006534-195505000-00004 · DOI
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Authors
Bellinvia, G., & Bellinvia, P.
Corresponding author
Bellinvia, Giacomo
Venue
Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2020-01
Volume
2
Issue
1
Pages
ojaa004-ojaa004
ISSN
2631-4797 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1093/asjof/ojaa004
PMC
PMC7780454
OpenAlex
W3003771157
Cited by
5
References
3
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2
FWCI
0.46
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Genetics (clinical) › Congenital Ear and Nasal Anomalies
Keywords
otoplasty, prominent ears, anterior approach, minimally invasive surgery, antihelical fold, postoperative complications, cosmetic outcome

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