Background: Crowdsourcing uses online platforms to collect large data from laypersons and
has been increasingly used over the past 5 years to answer questions about aesthetic and …

Objective To assess the effectiveness and safety of ear moulds for congenital auricle
deformities. Methods Databases including Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Chinese …

Background: The number of “likes” and followers on social media is a surrogate marker for
peer acceptance and popularity, but the influence of likes and followers on prospective …

Background: Nonsurgical management of congenital ear anomalies using molding devices
shows efficacy but lacks standardization of treatment protocols and outcome measures …

METHODS: Demographic and procedural variables were retrospectively collected for infants
who underwent ear molding. Parents were surveyed regarding their experience, caretaker …

Objective: Congenital anomalies of the external ear may present a reconstructive challenge,
particularly when normal chondrocutaneous components of the auricle fail to develop. Our …

Introduction and Purpose Congenital outer ear deformities stem from a sequence of
disturbances during fetal auricular cartilage embryonic development. A significant gap exists …

Background: Many studies recommend nonsurgical auricular correction during the early
postnatal period, when cartilage plasticity is high; however, many patients are not eligible for …

Constricted ear has a prevalence of 5.2 to 10% among ear abnormalities, and various
surgical methods are suggested for treatment. We introduce a case of a constricted ear …

The “scarred villain” trope, where facial differences like scars signify moral corruption, is
ubiquitous in film (eg, Batman's The Joker). Strides by advocacy groups to undermine the …