Talk:Otoplasty

Otoplasty
Have converted stub to detailed article with references. The first link is to a page about the external ear anatomy as it applies to otoplasty. The second link to the emotional stress caused by protruding ears and how Clark Gable delt with them. The third link is to pictures during the actual surgery. I could not find such details on the web before.

I am a expert on this operation and have discussed otoplasty surgery on Inside Edition. The resource linked has been recognized for its medical content by Dorland's Healthcare as best of web. My otoplasty skills is mentioned in Castle Connoly's America's Top Doctors.

However, I am new to Wikipedia and hope my editing is to form and am looking for advice how to put such reputable details up here. The edits reversed today were back to a earlier form that had poor information about the surgery.--Plastic Surgeon 19:54, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

Have removed personal attack by 162.1.152.199, who keeps on trying to delete the basic otoplasty concepts as what appears on the Otoplasty Surgery Literature and keep making this article about "incisionless otoplaslty" which is only a variation and not the only way to do this operation. Check out: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Otoplasty&oldid=118327461

then check out: http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/results.jsp?ip=162.1.152.199

and: http://othn.iusm.iu.edu/incisionlessotoplasty/

Applied suggestions by Alteripse http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Alteripse for references and have been trying to make this article neutral in tone not dominated by any one otoplasty technique.--Plastic Surgeon 18:07, 8 April 2007 (UTC) $$$$

Merck method
I have added the Merck method to the Fritsch otoplasty. Both methods, together with Kaye’s Technique, are named by Weerda under the heading „Special Forms of Otoplasty„.The Fritsch and the Merck methods may be counted among the most frequently used, closed, minimally invasive corrections of prominent ears today. I have added a few missing references.Verosimile (talk) 21:06, 1 December 2011 (UTC)

I made the changes because references were missing in the existing text. I added those as well as my text, that was also verified with a reference. This version was deleted. That was done without any good reason and is totally incomprehensible, because anyone should have the opportunity to be able to verify and check the facts in an encyclopaedia. I have put my deleted version in again and added three more references to it.Verosimile (talk) 22:40, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I agree, it doesn't make any sense. I believe we have an ownership problem in plastic surgery related articles.  Please stand up for your edits and hopefully we can eventually get it resolved.—Taylornate (talk) 00:08, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

The removal of the reference to the 'Merck technique' is not justified, as it plays a central role in the new, minimally invasive otoplasties in the publications. It is not correct to assert that the Merck technique does not exist in the literature; it was published in 2013 in the Journal für Ästhetische Chrirugie (Journal of Aesthetic Surgery)- see the list of references. This is the same journal in which Fritsch also published his incisionless otoplasty. The Merck stitch method is worthy of mention because it is the first, completely minimally invasive technique for an otoplasty in the world. User: deepclou, 3 April 2016.

The misuse of Wikipedia to promote the content of a website is not permitted. I have therefore removed the Article  "earFold Implant. deepclou 4 April 2016

You are not the only editor here.
Hi Taylornate,

I just thought I would ask you to please remember that other editors exist. The work I do on this is not sockpuppet vandalism. How about lightening up on the victimhood schtick, dude?

99.74.81.64 (talk) 06:58, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
 * If you have reasons for your reversion, then let's talk. Complete reverts by IPs of edits citing WP policy without any reason given or discussion are likely to be reverted.--Taylornate (talk) 13:54, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

Dear Taylornate,

I shall reply in full; give me a minute.

Thanks,

Your co-editor 99.94.145.46 (talk) 23:11, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
 * It's been nearly a day.--Taylornate (talk) 22:57, 5 October 2011 (UTC)

Dear Taylornate,

Yes, it has, but as we are co-editors, and not the page owners, I beg you patience. I will comply with your request. I'm shaking it, boss, I'm shaking it.

Yours, 99.148.69.20 (talk) 13:57, 6 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Until then, I'm going to revert in accordance with MOS:IMAGES, WP:CAP, WP:IG, and WP:summary.  The sarcasm isn't helping; please stop it.--Taylornate (talk) 16:31, 6 October 2011 (UTC)

Joke? Vandalism?
The picture for Stahl’s ear deformity shows Spock. I mean, really? How can a fictional character illustrate a deformity? A picture of a deformity is useless unless it shows how the deformity actually looks like. But, while Leonard Nimoy in reality has rather large ears, their shape is perfectly normal. Unless we are supposed to believe that Stahl’s ear deformity makes rubber prosthetics grow on one's ears, it needs to be removed. Devil Master (talk) 20:52, 12 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Done.--Taylornate (talk) 23:59, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

what about vacanti "earmouse"
Dur to some little tension here, and given the fact that I have zero knowledge and was only cruising through for imdb research, I'm hoping one of you can take over adding the "grow your own ear" concept. I have no idea how this differs from previous reconstruction techniques.

I don't even know if it belongs here. But it needs to be in wikipedia, and if an article already exists then the basic ear article and this article and the mouse article should all link to it.

What google taught me: In 1997 they published a paper on using the patient's own cartilage (as required in 20th century history) to infuse a biodegradable frame to create cartilage. The famous part was the "earmouse" Vacanti mouse which showed an ear "growing" on a mouse's back. The ear was not intended for a human, just as a demonstration. I think the wikipedia article has the details; the immuno-compromised mouse (allowing the cow cartilage donation) is a mutation, not a creation. They did transplant one from mouse onto a rat but obviously the cow cartilage donation would have immune impact, etc. Some public reaction included misconceptions: there was DNA and gene mods or mouse abuse involved or whatever, but it was just an existing strain of mouse to host an implant.

Info and pix of making the biodegradable frame are in multiple newspaper articles online.

The 1997 paper is Plast Reconstr Surg. 1997 Aug;100(2):297-302; discussion 303-4. "Transplantation of chondrocytes utilizing a polymer-cell construct to produce tissue-engineered cartilage in the shape of a human ear." http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9252594

2006 article covering protests, and cartilage regrowth (not ear) for a kid http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2006/06/02/1644154.htm

Article that might be the first human ear one: not sure. They still had to do 20 operations so it's not like this thing was grown complete. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/replacement-ear-grows-cancer-patient-arm-rib-cage-cartilage-article-1.1171408#bmb=1

Newer experiment (still in cow-mouse stage) uses 3d printer to make customized base http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/an-artificial-ear-built-by-a-3d-printer-and-living-cartilage-cells-23720427/

so, please I hope one of you guys can either write this up or find an existing article - either way, the Ear, Otoplasty and Vacanti need to be linked to the info. Thanks. Ukrpickaxe (talk) 20:23, 14 January 2015 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just added archive links to 1 one external link on Otoplasty. Please take a moment to review my edit. If necessary, add after the link to keep me from modifying it. Alternatively, you can add to keep me off the page altogether. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/20140104110307/http://www.earsurgeon.org/otoplasty/cryptotia to http://www.earsurgeon.org/otoplasty/cryptotia

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