Novel Surgical Procedure of Repair for Stahl's Ear: A Case Report

A pointed-ear defect characterized by an abnormal folding of the skin and cartilage of the pinna, which produce an "elfin ear" or “elf ear” characterized by an ear-rim with a pointed upper-edge, rather than a rounded upper-edge.A 10 year old boy admitted at IGMC Hospital, Shimla during the month of April’ 2022 with the chief complaintsof bilateral abnormal growth of pinna by birth. After the general physical examination, routine blood profile and other Lab investigation, he diagnosed Bilateral Stahl’s Ear (Type I), underwent bilateral otoplasty. Prognosis is good and patient discharged post operatively after a short stay at hospital.