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The Three-Triangle Rotation Flap Technique for Aesthetic Ear Lobule Reduction
- Source :
- Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 44:1555-1559
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020.
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Abstract
- Although the effect of normal aging on the appearance of the ear lobule is well known and defined, this often a neglected aspect of facial rejuvenation. Rhytidectomy offers a great opportunity to surgically enhance the aging earlobe. The objective of this study was to provide a step-by-step description of the execution of the three-triangle rotation flap technique for aesthetic ear lobule reduction. The three-triangle rotation flap technique is described in a step-by-step fashion and illustrated by photographs and videos. All ear lobule reduction procedures that took place at our practice from December 2016 to February 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. A total of 16 patients underwent bilateral ear lobule reduction during face lift, neck lift, or both, and 7 patients underwent bilateral lobule reduction in isolation. None of the patients experienced complications, and revisions were not performed or required. The three-triangle rotation flap technique relies on simple principles that can be adjusted to address all shapes and degrees of true ear lobule ptosis, as well as patient desire. It is employed in isolation or synchronous with rhytidectomy. When performed during rhytidectomy, it provides lobule stability and fixation. This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .
- Subjects :
- Rotation flap
medicine.medical_specialty
Esthetics
Facial rejuvenation
medicine.medical_treatment
030230 surgery
Surgical Flaps
030207 dermatology & venereal diseases
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Ptosis
medicine
Humans
Rejuvenation
Reduction (orthopedic surgery)
Earlobe
Retrospective Studies
Orthodontics
business.industry
Plastic surgery
medicine.anatomical_structure
Otorhinolaryngology
Rhytidoplasty
Surgery
medicine.symptom
business
Rhytidectomy
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- ISSN :
- 14325241 and 0364216X
- Volume :
- 44
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....51d94a476f361f40f869936ee77c9c66
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-020-01893-x