Prominent ears remain the most common congenital deformity.
The goals of otoplasty in the correction of protruding ears were initially described
by McDowell in 1968 and advocated objective measurements of ear protrusion and symmetry.
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Current practice, however, often focuses upon the subjective assessment of both the
patient and the surgeon when assessing the pre-operative deformity and post-operative
outcome. We propose a simple strategy to assist the surgeon in assessing ear symmetry
and the reduction in pinna projection that can be used intra-operatively.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Published online: December 14, 2011
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© 2011 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
