Grading and Scoring of Prominent Ears

Health-Related Quality of Life, Patient Benefit, and Clinical Outcome after Otoplasty Using Suture Techniques in 62 Children and Adults

“…1,2 Etiologically, prominent ears are a hereditary malformation transmitted in an autosomal-dominant pattern with a variable penetration and thus accumulating within a family. 3 In addition to these genetic factors, there are also potential environmental causes ranging from disorders of auricular development in the second trimester to postpartum forces that change the degree of prominence of the ears. 4 In the end, there are three form deviations that may lead to prominent ears: an insufficiently shaped or distinctive antihelix, a prominent lobulus, and the very rare hyperplasia of the cavum conchae.…”

Biomechanical Evaluation of Surgical Correction of Prominent Ear

“…1 Therefore, most current procedures are based on a combination of restoration of antihelical fold such as Mustardé in-sutures 2 and conchal setback. 3 In contrast, numerous cartilage-manipulation techniques are available, such as cartilage-splitting techniques, 4,5 cartilage-weakening techniques, 6,7 and various combinations of these methods.…”