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Published on: May 2, 2012
Repair of gauge earlobe medium defect
M de Boutray1, A Veyssiere2, F Bekara3
1Department of maxillofacial surgery, University Hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France; School of Medicine, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
Abstract:
Defects due to earlobe gauging are becoming more and more frequent. Many techniques have been described to repair major defects but very few papers exist about medium defects. The aim of this article is to describe a simple surgical technique to repair medium deformations, based on two opposite crescents on the anterior and posterior sides of the earlobe. It gives a harmonious result to the overall shape of the earlobes with a natural curve along the inferior border which is the most difficult part of this surgery.

