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Actions	Cast of an enlarged ear lobe Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberED.CS.2010.2.11 TitleCast of an enlarged ear lobe DescriptionCast of an enlarged ear lobe, 1940s, from St' John's Hospital, Livingston. Otoplasty, or plastic operations on the ear, are still common. Missing ears can be reconstructed using cartilage grafts and skin flaps, though it requires several operations and great expertise to make an aesthetically pleasing ear. Radoford Tanzer of Hanover, New Hampshire, was the acknowledged pioneer in this field. The correction of prominent or "bat" ears is a common operation. Jack Mustarde of Glasgow described one technique, of which modified versions are still used. Production placeLivingston Production date c. 1940 Production periodTwentieth century, mid Object nameEAR Object categoryAnatomical, model/ cast MaterialPlaster Dimensions Mask Length: 12 cm Width: 14.2 cm

Object numberED.CS.2010.2.11

TitleCast of an enlarged ear lobe

DescriptionCast of an enlarged ear lobe, 1940s, from St' John's Hospital, Livingston. Otoplasty, or plastic operations on the ear, are still common. Missing ears can be reconstructed using cartilage grafts and skin flaps, though it requires several operations and great expertise to make an aesthetically pleasing ear. Radoford Tanzer of Hanover, New Hampshire, was the acknowledged pioneer in this field. The correction of prominent or "bat" ears is a common operation. Jack Mustarde of Glasgow described one technique, of which modified versions are still used.

Production placeLivingston

Production date c. 1940

Production periodTwentieth century, mid

Object nameEAR

Object categoryAnatomical, model/ cast

MaterialPlaster

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