A New Technique for Pixie Ear Deformity after Lower Facelift Surgery

Abstract

Background: Lower face and neck lift may be easilynoticed by most plastic surgeons as well as other individuals,by spotting some peculiar landmarks. Besides obvious postoperativescars 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 unsatisfactoryfor both patients and surgeons. It would be ratheravoidable than correctable [2].The reported technique is a simple modification of theincision around the ear lobe to prevent and treat pixie eardeformity that may occur following lower facelift operations.