Correction of Lop Ear Deformity by Antihelical Tubing and / or Cartilage Graft.

Park, Chul; Hwang, Eun Ah

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 2000;27(4):361-366.
Published online July 1, 2000.

Correction of Lop Ear Deformity by Antihelical Tubing and / or Cartilage Graft.

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Youngdong Severance Hospital. plastic@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr

Abstract

This paper presents the corrective surgical methods of lop ear deformities based on the degree of helical constriction. The deformities were corrected by antihelical tubing procedure and/or cartilage graft. The additional skin coverage, if required, was obtained by postauricular V-Y advancement flap or Grotting flap. Total 22 lop ear deformities were corrected including nine tubing procedures, three cartilage grafts and ten cartilage grafts combined with tubing procedure. All patients were followed up more than one year and most of them maintained natural auricular appearances.

Keywords: Lop ear; Antihelical tubing; Cartilage graft