Prominent ear

Prominent ear

Pinnaplasty

Published in John C Watkinson, Raymond W Clarke, Terry M Jones, Vinidh Paleri, Nicholas White, Tim Woolford, Head & Neck Surgery Plastic Surgery, 2018

Victoria Harries, Simon Watts

Prominent ears are commonly due to one or a combination of the following defects: underdevelopment of the antihelical foldhypertrophy of the conchal bowlprominent lobule. The constricted ear deformity appears as a small but prominent ear due to the small circumference of the helical rim. Stahl’s ear deformity consists of an additional crus which transverses the scapha.

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Published in Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, 2018

Antonio Albacete Neto, Luís Fernando Ungarelli, Pedro Soler Coltro, Gabriela Lustri Schwartzmann, Grazielle Souza Horácio, Vinícius Zolezi Silva, Jayme Adriano Farina

The prominent ear is characterized by an exaggerated lateral protrusion of the ear mainly caused by variable associations of overdevelopment of conchal wall and underdevelopment of the anti-helical fold. Secondary deformities may also play a role in prominence, especially the projection of the lobule. It is the most frequent ear deformity, occurring in about 5% of the Caucasian population and, most often, is bilateral. Frequently, family history is present, and there is no difference in incidence between the genders [1–3].

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