The anterior-posterior otoplasty.

OBJECTIVE

To introduce a simple, modified method for correcting prominauris.

DESIGN

Case series.

SETTING

Private, facial plastic surgery practice. All operations were performed in an office surgical suite on the campus of a university medical center.

PATIENTS: Fourteen patients (7 women and 7 men; age range, 22-46 years), constituting 28 ears, underwent otoplasty between February 1995 and November 1997. Follow-up ranged from 7 to 26 months (average, 11.5 months).

INTERVENTION: Anterior-posterior otoplasty was performed.

OUTCOME MEASURES: Subjective analysis by the author and patients, guided by photograph and chart review.

RESULTS

Four ears had solely helical correction, while 22 ears had combined helical and conchal corrections. Within a few degrees, the desired posterior rotation occurred in all cases. Minor, persistent asymmetry, in auricle rotation or retrusion of either helical or conchal correction, was evident in 4 cases.

CONCLUSION

Anterior-posterior otoplasty is a predictable, safe method for surgically retracting ears.