Patent ID: 8491510

Claim:
A method of treating deformities of an ear, the method comprising: assessing an ear to identify deformities of one or more of a helix, an antihelix, a helical rim, a scapha, a superior and inferior crus, a lobe, a base, and a concha; wrapping a strip of tape, having adhesive on one side, from an area of the ear infero-medial to the helical rim over the helix to an area of skin on a posterior aspect of the ear between the base of the ear and the helical rim when an area of the helical rim is lidded over; applying an adhesive unit, having a first and second adhesive surface, by adhering the first adhesive surface to a retroauricular skin surface behind the ear; positioning a first stent between the ear and the retroauricular skin surface, when there is a deformity of the superior crus, such that the first stint substantially extends from the antihelix to the helical rim, the first stint molded to recreate the superior crus; rolling an area of skin on the posterior aspect of the ear between the base of the ear and the helical rim over the first stent, if present, and onto the second adhesive surface; placing, when there is a deformity of the scapha, a second stent molded to provide a desired anatomy of the scapha into an area of the scapha without overlapping the first stint, if present; inserting, when there is a deformity of the concha, a conchal stint molded to provide a desired anatomy of the concha into an area of the concha; and covering the ear with a cover, the cover having a single adhesive surface, such that the single adhesive surface covers at least a portion of one or more of the stents and at least a portion of the second adhesive surface.