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SURGERY MAGAZINE
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ISSUE 35
34 • FEB
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2007
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The aesthetic importance of ears can’t be underestimated according to Sydney cosmetic
surgeon Dr Longin Zurek. Tara Casey reports.
T
he earlobes represent an important cosmetic unit
and are considered the aesthetic cornerstones of the
face. Earlobes are considered to be pleasing or good
looking when they are not obvious, being elegant and a
proportional size and shape.
Earlobe shape can be classified into three basic
outlines and attachments:
• round (non attached or ‘dangling’)
• squarish (partially attached)
• triangular (attached)
Earlobe size:
Studies show that the lobe is the only structure of the ear
that changes with ageing by becoming progressively
elongated in both sexes, possibly more so in men than
women. There is considerable variation in the size of the
earlobes. In the majority of people the earlobe represents
between 20-35 percent of total ear height, the average being
29 percent. It is interesting to note that Michaelangelo’s
famous sculpture of David has a 29 percent ratio of the
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height of the lobule to the total height of his ear.
In traditional Chinese culture large earlobes were
considered a sign of wisdom although currently big
earlobes are considered undesirable.
There are two common earlobe distortions which can be
corrected by surgery:
1) Pixie earlobe, which is an attached earlobe pulleddownwards. This condition can be congenital or it may
be caused by a facelift
2) Big earlobes (megalobule)
Pixie earlobes can be corrected by a number of different
procedures. Sydney cosmetic surgeon Dr Longin Zurek is often
able to correct this distortion with his Modified S-Lift (SAFE)
procedure.
Big earlobes can be corrected by excision of a wedge
from the earlobe or by simply trimming the edge of the
earlobe. There are many variations, however Dr Zurek’s
preferred technique is the double wedge excision which he
learned from Professor Jury of Buenos Aries, Argentina.
According to Dr Zurek, this procedure is very successful in
improving the aesthetic appearances of the ears. acsm
AFTER correction of the big earlobe by Dr Zurek
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