Lop-eared

October 24, 2013

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Lop-eared   - It is a congenital deformity of the ear, so that human ears have pronounced bulging appearance.

How does droopy ears?

As a rule, people with lop-eared   the shape and size of the ears are normal. But they are not arranged in parallel to the temporal bone, and is almost at a right angle.

The main features of droopy ears in humans - is to increase the angle of the pinna is located in back of the head, as well as smoothness and contour antihelix of the ear. In the normal state of affairs, the angle of the head and the shell of the ear should be no more thirty .

The outer ear in the fetus is already formed in the third month of development. The relief of the ear gradually emerging in the sixth month of fetal development. Therefore, at birth the baby is clearly defined droopy ears. At this time, there is still the ability to change the shape of the ears of a child, while a surgical operation is required.

According to statistics, about half of the people are born with droopy ears varying degrees of severity, and this defect is observed with equal frequency in boys and girls alike. Droopy ears is not a physiological problem, but in children and adolescents such a defect can cause serious and complex emotional experiences. Such complexes can be observed in adult life, while changing for the worse a person's character.

A person may be deformed as one or both ears. Doctors define three levels of droopy ears in humans, according to a certain scheme which is practiced surgery. At the same time, and especially the degree of deformation and so individual that the treatment regimen to correct this defect specialist must choose only individually.

Why appears droopy ears?

Lop-eared   It is a consequence of one or several inherent characteristics of the shell of the ear. Most often, the person is present droopy ears as a result of underdevelopment or smoothness antihelix. So called elevation, which is located inside the ear parallel to curl.

Sometimes over-ear acts as a result of hypertrophic cartilage shell structure of the ear. If the ear is located normally, there may be a further form of deformation. This protrusion of the lobule, which is due hypertrophy of the ear shell .

In some cases, droopy ears in humans can occur if the entire pinna increased evenly. The size of the ear may be different, but sometimes there is a marked disproportion ears in relation to the facial skeleton. A similar pattern is observed when there is rapid growth of isolated congenital ear or a more intensive growth of one half of the face. This phenomenon, which is called in medicine makrotiey It can be observed in a patient suffering vascular anomaly , Or neurofibromatosis Recklinghausen .

It should be remembered that droopy ears often manifests itself in view of hereditary factors. Sometimes droopy ears in a family marked by several generations.

How to get rid of droopy ears?

Pronounced droopy ears in a child can greatly disturb parents who are seriously thinking about how to remove droopy ears. If the defect in the child is not too noticeable, then the problem is how to fix droopy ears, should not become a priority for adults. Sometimes it is enough just to look at the baby's face in the future to make it a hairstyle that will remove droopy ears. Sometimes a picture is worth droopy ears kid show the hairdresser, and he will tell you how to hide droopy ears with the help of hair. But if strongly protruding ears are a serious problem for the child and prevent him from properly coexist with their peers, the parents should think about whether surgery is advisable droopy ears.

If infants who strongly protruded ears are not even six months, then you can think about how to remove droopy ears without surgery. In this case, droopy ears of children removed from a silicone mold, which is fixed in the right ear position. A baby cartilage is very soft, so droopy ears at home in this manner is removed after a certain time, and the child is not in pain.

Droopy ears of children who are over 6 years and adults is removed through otoplasty . Those who decided on such surgery, are interested in carrying out its methodology and the price of the operation. Otoplasty   It extends over less than one hour. Specialist during surgery removes excess cartilage, making the cut for this. Sometimes it is enough just to tuck into position cartilage. After the operation, about 10 days removed all seams. After surgery there are no visible scars.

What it is surgical intervention is necessary, the doctor will determine, assessing the degree of droopy ears. Total is determined by three such degrees.

With first-degree enough to remove part of the cartilage in the place where the pinna deepens. With second degree droopy ears must surgeon during the operation to create a crease antihelix. With   third degree   the disease is necessary to initially remove excess cartilage and then artificially created antihelix fold.

Conduct otoplasty can not be people who have problems with blood clotting, patients with severe diseases of internal organs, diseases of infectious and oncological nature. The operation is not carried out, if a person is sick diabetes If a patient develops an ear inflammation.

This surgery is performed to correct the aesthetic defect, so the health and life of humans, it is not in danger. However, otoplasty should conduct an experienced surgeon, to eventually get the desired effect.