BACKGROUND: Aging affects all the components of the face, and the earlobe stands among them. Elongation of the earlobes necessitates surgical correction to restore the youthful ear shape.
OBJECTIVE: This systematic review provides an in- depth analysis of the available surgical methods for addressing earlobe ptosis and pseudoptosis in older patients.
METHODS: A comprehensive literature search was conducted across the PubMed, Google Scholar, and Cochrane databases. The quality of the included studies was systematically assessed, and data pertaining to the surgical earlobe reduction were extracted.
RESULTS: Thirteen articles that closely matched the study objectives were included in this systematic review. We regrouped these techniques into three categories: those that involve inferior margin excision of the earlobe, those that involve anterior earlobe resection, and the third group comprising other methods. To aid in clinical decision-making, we
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