A METHOD OF TREATMENT OF CONSTRICTED EARS WITH A CONCHAL CARTILAGE GRAFT TO THE POSTERIOR AURICULAR PLANE

In order to make natural auricular features in a simple and certain wa y and also to prevent the occurrence of a postoperative lop-eared defo rmity, we contrived a new method to treat constricted ears. ur method consists of correction of the anthelical deformity according to a modi fied Converse method and a cartilage graft harvested from the posterio r region of the concha to fix as a support on the posterior region of the concha to fix as the auricle to maintain a normal shape. This meth od resulted in very satisfactory treatment of prominent ears or ears w ith mild helical constriction, categorized as group I, IIa, or IIb on Tanzer's classification, and the patients did not have marked postoper ative problems. Thus, in this respect, our technique is considered to be a very effective and safe method.