`External' Mustarde suture technique in otoplasty

Authors: Connolly¹; Bartley¹

Source: Clinical Otolaryngology & Allied Sciences, Volume 23, Number 2, April 1998 , pp. 97-99(3)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

Key:

- Free Content

- New Content

- Subscribed Content

- Free Trial Content

Abstract:

Although preferences may vary in otoplasty surgery the antihelical fold is frequently created using Mustarde sutures. Technically it is important to insert the needle through the cartilage at right angles and to take a good `bite' of cartilage. These technical objectives are easily achieved by bringing the needle out through the skin and then placing it in a redirected course through exactly the same needle hole from which it exited the skin. The technique is simple and easily learnt.

Keywords: external ear; otoplasty; plastic surgery surgical technique

Document Type: Original article

DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2273.1998.00111.x

Affiliations: 1: Department of Otolaryngology, Green Lane Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

The full text article is not available for purchase.

The publisher only permits individual articles to be downloaded by subscribers.