I want to round the ear - what can I do to achieve this result? (photos)
March 29, 2022
Asked By:Didier5511 in Dearing, Kansas, États-Unis
Hello I want to round the ear, as you can see in the photo, it ends in a point due to a malformation, should it be reduced to obtain this result ? To harvest cartilage for reconstruction ? Another technique ? Thank you for your opinions
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