OBJECTIVE To evaluate clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction following otoplasty for surgical correction of protruding or prominent ears using the Farrior technique. METHODS This was a retrospective study of patients undergoing cosmetic otoplasty with the Farrior method at a private facial plastic surgery practice in Tampa, Fla. The study population comprised 75 subjects desiring operativ...

Abstract Introduction The outward projection of the external ear makes this anatomically complex appendage susceptible to trauma. Notably, up 40-60% facial burns involve ear, frequently impacting function and aesthetics. Significant postburn sensory deficits changes ear’s intricate architecture can markedly impair physical health, psychosocial functioning, quality life. Scar tissue contracture,...

objective articular cartilage as an avascular skeletal tissue possesses limited capacity to heal. on the other hand, it is believed that the regeneration capacity of each tissue is largely related to its stem cell contents. little is known about the presence of mesenchymal stem cells in articular cartilage tissue. this subject is investigated in the present study. materials and methods articula...

This prospective observational study analyzed conchal regrowth after laser-assisted turbinectomy (LATE) in brachycephalic dogs and the mucosal contact of regrown conchae. Eighty brachycephalic dogs (41 pugs, 39 French bulldogs [FBs]) that underwent LATE because of obstructing conchae were evaluated by endoscopy 7 days and 6 mo after surgery. At 6 mo, 96% of FBs' and 65% of pugs' nasal cavities ...

OBJECTIVE To introduce a simple, modified method for correcting prominauris. DESIGN Case series. SETTING Private, facial plastic surgery practice. All operations were performed in an office surgical suite on the campus of a university medical center. PATIENTS Fourteen patients (7 women and 7 men; age range, 22-46 years), constituting 28 ears, underwent otoplasty between February 1995 and ...