Broer, P. Niclas and Thiha, Aung and Ehrl, Denis and Sinno, Sammy and Juran, Sabrina and Szpalski, Caroline and Ng, Reuben and Ninkovic, Milomir and Prantl, Lukas and Heidekrueger, Paul I. (2018) The ideal ear position in Caucasian females. JOURNAL OF CRANIO-MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY, 46 (3). pp. 485-491. ISSN 1010-5182, 1878-4119
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Purpose: Ear position contributes significantly to facial appearance. However, while objective measurements remain the foundation for esthetic evaluations, little is known about how an ear should ideally be positioned regarding its rotational axis. This study aimed to further evaluate whether there exists a universally applicable ideal ear axis, and how sociodemographic factors impact such preferences. Materials and methods: An interactive online survey was designed, enabling participants to change the axis of a female model's ear in terms of its forward and backward rotation. The questionnaire was sent out internationally to plastic surgeons and the general public. Demographic data were collected and analysis of variance was used to investigate respective preferences. Results: A total of 1016 responses from 35 different countries (response rate: 18.5%) were gathered. Overall, 60% of survey takers chose the minus 10 or 5 degrees angles to be most attractive. Significant differences were found regarding sex, ethnicity, country of residence, profession and respective ear axis preferences. Conclusion: Across multiple countries and ethnicities, an ear position in slight reclination of minus 5-10 degrees is considered most pleasing in Caucasian females. However, sociodemographic factors significantly impact individual ear axis preferences and should be taken into consideration when performing reconstructive ear surgery. (C) 2018 European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | NORMAL HUMAN AURICLE; ANTHROPOMETRIC GROWTH; EXTERNAL EAR; ATTRACTIVENESS; MORPHOMETRY; AESTHETICS; RHINOPLASTY; PROPORTIONS; BEAUTY; SHAPE; Ear axis; Ear position; Ear aesthetics; Sociodemographic differences; Cross-cultural analysis |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Chirurgie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Mar 2020 10:16 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Mar 2020 10:16 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/15000 |
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