Otoplasty: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

otoplasty, ear surgery, ear pinning, lop ear deformity correction, cup ear, shell ear, bat ear, Machiavellian ear, prominent ear, ear prominence, mattress sutures, auricle, ear surgery, superior pole deformity, prominent lobule, Darwinian tubercle, pin back ears, ears pinned back

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Anthony P Sclafani, MD, Director of Facial Plastic Surgery, The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary; Professor of Otolaryngology, New York Medical College
Anthony P Sclafani, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and American College of Surgeons
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Jeffrey Ranaudo, Department of Biology and Chemistry, Manhattanville College Center for Facial Plastic Surgery
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Cliff A Megerian, MD, FACS, Medical Director of Adult and Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program, Vice-Chairman and Director of Otology and Neurotology, University Hospitals of Cleveland; Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Neurological Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
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