Correction of prominent ears with multiple sutures.

Area of Science:

• Plastic Surgery
• Otolaryngology
• Aesthetic Surgery

Background:

• Prominent ears, also known as macrotia, can cause significant psychosocial distress.
• Surgical correction aims to improve ear aesthetics and patient self-esteem.

Purpose of the Study:

• To describe a specific mattress suture technique for the surgical correction of prominent ears.
• To evaluate the efficacy and aesthetic outcomes of this surgical approach.

Main Methods:

• The technique involves mattress sutures connecting key auricular landmarks.
• Sutures are placed from conchal cartilage to mastoid fascia.
• Additional sutures run from scaphoid fossa to temporal fascia, scapha to concha, and earlobe to sternocleidomastoid muscle.

Main Results:

• The described mattress suture technique provides satisfactory correction of prominent ears.
• The method addresses various aspects of ear prominence, including the concha, scapha, and lobule.

Conclusions:

• Mattress sutures offer an effective and reliable method for prominent ear correction.
• This surgical technique achieves good aesthetic outcomes in prominent ear cases.