Fig. 2. Favorable outcomes premolding and postmolding.

Eighty-nine percent of molded ears (25 of 28) improved by the end of treatment, with 46% (13 of 28) rated as exhibiting good or excellent improvement and 43% (12 of 28) rated as demonstrating fair improvement. All patients who started the therapy within 3 weeks of birth (16 ears in 9 patients) showed favorable outcomes. These are examples of preprocedure and postprocedure photographs of patients with favorable outcomes. (A) Constricted ear, preprocedure; 23 days old. (B) Constricted ear, postprocedure; after 26 days, at the end of treatment. (C) Stahl ear, pre-procedure; 29 days old. (D) Stahl ear, postprocedure; after 32 days, at the end of treatment. (E) Cryptotia, preprocedure; 9 days old. (F) Cryptotia, postprocedure; after 26 days, at the end of treatment. (G) Prominent ear, preprocedure; 14 days old. (H) Prominent ear, postprocedure; after 25 days, at the end of treatment.