Cleft earlobe

Numerous techniques, including double opposing Z-plasty, have been introduced to repair traumatic cleft earlobes and break the… (More)

BACKGROUND The aesthetic repair of complete traumatic cleft earlobe is a common procedure for the plastic surgeon. In this… (More)

Piercing of the earlobes has been performed in both sexes for thousands of years for social, religious, and cosmetic purposes in… (More)

The button-down procedure for correction of a tag and cleft type of cleft earlobe malformation has been presented. The method is… (More)

The repair of incomplete clefts of the earlobe by just freshening the edges and suturing them in apposition may result in an… (More)

The plastic surgeon must frequently deal with the aesthetic repair of cleft earlobe deformities. Many techniques have been… (More)

This is a retrospective study of 9 patients who underwent a total of 11 repairs for cleft earlobe. Two repairs were performed… (More)

A new procedure utilising a local hinge flap to reconstruct the congenital cleft earlobe deformity is described. Its technique… (More)

A simple method of repairing a complete or incomplete cleft of the earlobe with preservation of a hole for an earring is… (More)

We have reported on a patient with a congenital auricular deformity in whom the cleft was between the helix and the earlobe. This… (More)