A case report on the remodelling technique for the earlobe using a soft splint

Summary Correcting earlobe deformities often presents an aesthetic challenge to the surgeon. The described technique presents a simple, accurate and cost effective method of remodelling soft tissue defects of the earlobe using a soft splint.

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Published inJournal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery Vol. 61; no. 4; pp. 451 - 454
Main Authors Vaiude, Partha N, Anthony, Edwin T, Syed, Mobin, Ilyas, Syed
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2008
Elsevier
Subjects
Adolescent
Biological and medical sciences
Congenital Abnormalities - surgery
Corrections
Deformities
Ear lobe
Ear, External - abnormalities
Ear, External - surgery
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Medical sciences
Plastic Surgery
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures - methods
Remodelling
Soft splint
Splints
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Treatment Outcome
Remodelling
Soft splint
Deformities
Ear lobe
Corrections
Case study
Human
Deformation
Treatment
Surgery
Technique
Splint
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Summary:Summary Correcting earlobe deformities often presents an aesthetic challenge to the surgeon. The described technique presents a simple, accurate and cost effective method of remodelling soft tissue defects of the earlobe using a soft splint.
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ISSN:1748-6815
1878-0539
DOI:10.1016/j.bjps.2006.03.046