Elrouby, M., Elsherif, A. (2020). A New Technique for Pixie Ear Deformity after Lower Facelift Surgery. The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 43(3), 371-374. doi: 10.21608/ejprs.2020.68155
Mohamed Elrouby; Ahmed Elsherif. "A New Technique for Pixie Ear Deformity after Lower Facelift Surgery". The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 43, 3, 2020, 371-374. doi: 10.21608/ejprs.2020.68155
Elrouby, M., Elsherif, A. (2020). 'A New Technique for Pixie Ear Deformity after Lower Facelift Surgery', The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 43(3), pp. 371-374. doi: 10.21608/ejprs.2020.68155
Elrouby, M., Elsherif, A. A New Technique for Pixie Ear Deformity after Lower Facelift Surgery. The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2020; 43(3): 371-374. doi: 10.21608/ejprs.2020.68155
A New Technique for Pixie Ear Deformity after Lower Facelift Surgery
The Department of Plastic, Burn & Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Abstract
Background: Lower face and neck lift may be easily noticed by most plastic surgeons as well as other individuals, by spotting some peculiar landmarks. Besides obvious postoperative scars or other major post-operative complications, ear synkinesis, also called “operated look ear”, “stuck on”, “pulled” or “pixie” ear, is among the prominent features [1]. Treating ear synkinesis may be challenging and unsatisfactory for both patients and surgeons. It would be rather avoidable than correctable [2]. The reported technique is a simple modification of the incision around the ear lobe to prevent and treat pixie ear deformity that may occur following lower facelift operations.
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