INTRODUCTION: Most ear lobules with congenital pixie earlobe deformities are small because of their hypoplastic nature. This small earlobe makes it more looks like a pixie deformity. Ultimately, sufficient 2-dimensional expansion of hypoplastic earlobe camouflage pixie ear. Numerous surgical techniques have been introduced to correct pixie earlobe deformities.1–3 However, several of these techn...

Split ear lobe repair is one of the commonest request in cosmetic facial surgery. Frequently, the ear lobe split is prone to recurrence following surgical repair. A new technique is described which strengthens the ear lobe tissues using locally available conchal cartilage to prevent recurrence. 98 women in age range from 18 to 62 years with varying grades of split earlobe were operated using th...

Split ear lobe repair is one of the commonest request in cosmetic facial surgery. Frequently, the ear lobe split is prone to recurrence following surgical repair. A new technique is described which strengthens the ear lobe tissues using locally available conchal cartilage to prevent recurrence. 98 women in age range from 18 to 62 years with varying grades of split earlobe were operated using th...

INTRODUCTION: Most ear lobules with congenital pixie earlobe deformities are small because of their hypoplastic nature. This small earlobe makes it more looks like a pixie deformity. Ultimately, sufficient 2-dimensional expansion of hypoplastic earlobe camouflage pixie ear. Numerous surgical techniques have been introduced to correct pixie earlobe deformities.1–3 However, several of these techn...

An earlobe that appears aged or malpositioned can sabotage the results of a well performed face lift. The most frequently noted sign of a naturally aged earlobe is increased length. Improper planning of face lift incisions may also result in disfigurement of the ear. The author suggests simple excisional techniques to correct the aged earlobe, as well as methods to avoid subsequent earlobe dist...

A meta-analysis determined whether capillary blood gases accurately reflect arterial blood samples. A mixed effects model was used on 29 relevant studies obtained from a PubMed/Medline search. From 664 and 222 paired samples obtained from the earlobe and fingertip, respectively, earlobe compared to fingertip sampling shows that the standard deviation of the difference is about 2.5x less (or the...

BACKGROUND Neuropsychological effects of considerably low levels of lead exposure are observed in children, and a reliable and possibly painless technique that can detect such levels is required for the assessment of such exposure. We examined whether the blood lead (BPb) concentrations obtained from the earlobe were as valid and useful as those from the median cubital vein. METHODS Paired bl...

Background. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) play key roles in a wide range of biological processes and their deregulation results in human disease, including keloids. Earlobe keloid is a type of pathological skin scar, and the molecular pathogenesis of this disease remains largely unknown. Methods. In this study, microarray analysis was used to determine the expression profiles of lncRNAs and mRN...

North American Caucasian male subjects (n = 59) and female subjects (n = 72) were surveyed, to investigate earlobe height preferences that could serve as guidelines for aesthetic earlobe surgical procedures and reconstructions. Subjects were asked to rank their preferences for variously shaped earlobes in life-size-scaled sketched male and female profiles. Earlobe heights were varied on the bas...

BACKGROUND Many therapeutic options are available for treating keloids, but success rates vary widely, and the keloids often recur. The Food and Drug Administration has recently approved intralesional collagenase for the treatment of Dupuytren's contracture. This medication has not been explored for the treatment of earlobe keloids, a common problem. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety and clini...