page_title: Otoplasty
section_title: Protruding mastoid process
hierarchical_section_title: Otoplasty / Surgical anatomy of the external ear / The angles of the ear / Protruding mastoid process
caption_attribution_description: Auricularis posterior muscle
context_page_description: Otoplasty denotes the surgical and non-surgical procedures for correcting the deformities and defects of the pinna, and for reconstructing a defective, or deformed, or absent external ear, consequent to congenital conditions and trauma. The otoplastic surgeon corrects the defect or deformity by creating an external ear that is of natural proportions, contour, and appearance, usually achieved by the reshaping, the moving, and the augmenting of the cartilaginous support framework of the pinna. Moreover, the occurrence of congenital ear deformities occasionally overlaps with other medical conditions.
caption: The soft tissues of the ear:  the anatomic location of the posterior muscle of the ear (auricularis posterior) in relation to the pinna.
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