Our experience with the correction of large protruding ears

The objective of the present work was to improve the results of correction of large protruding auricles. The results of long-term observations and many-year experience of the authors provided the basis for the development of the method that allows to simultaneously diminish the size of a protruding ear and correct an auricular defect. A detailed description of selected steps of the proposed approach is presented together with relevant illustrations. The follow-up analysis of the outcomes of the treatment gives evidence of its high therapeutic efficiency.