Abstract

Introduction: Abnormalities of external ear either congenital or acquired needs correction to have an esthetic appearance of face. Aim: to aid the surgeon in this process of correction we need to standardize the sizes of various parameters of ear in a particular ethnic group and age group. Materials and Methods: here we have taken photographs of face and measured various parameters of external ear by Image J technique. Results: in our study we got average sizes of ear as follows, Height of ear as 45.25±3.92, breadth of the ear at the upper attachment of pinna to the lateral surface of face as 21.29± 2.08, breadth of ear at tragus as 21.74±2.2, breadth of lobe 13.21±1.8, length of lobe as 17.22±2.24. Conclusion: these parameters which we have calculated for the sizes of external ear in the age group of 18-22 yrs in our region may be helpful for plastic surgeons in their work.

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