Laser-Assisted Cartilage Reshaping (LACR) for Treating Ear Protrusions: A Clinical Study in 24 Patients

摘要

Background Protruding ears are the most common congenital ear deformity, with a frequency of 13.5%. Since 1845 and the first works of Dieffenbach, over 170 classical surgical methods have been proposed to correct it. We introduced laser-assisted cartilage reshaping (LACR) in 2004 as an alternative to invasive surgical otoplasty.