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- Title
Nonsurgical correction of auricular deformities.
- Authors
Millay, Donna J.; Larrabee, Wayne F.; Dion, E. Richard
- Abstract
There appears to be a sound physiologic basis reported in the literature for the success of nonsurgical reshaping of the ear shortly after birth. Cartilage is composed of a cellular component, the chondrocytes, and an extracellular matrix, consisting of collagen and proteoglycan aggregate. Proteoglycan is a macro-molecule with a core of protein surrounded by many glycosaminoglycans (principally chondroitin sulfate and keratin sulfate) and a hyaluronic acid molecule. The proteoglycan molecule appears to be responsible for cartilage elasticity.6 One of the substances that has been shown to increase cartilage pliability is estrogen, which directly increases hyaluronic acid levels.7-8 At birth, there are very high circulating.
- Publication
Laryngoscope, 1990, Vol 100, Issue 8, p910
- ISSN
0023-852X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1288/00005537-199008000-00020