7 3 . ▁ ▁S urg ical ▁method ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁pl astic ▁surg ery ▁of ▁the ▁anti hel ix ▁that ▁is ▁carried ▁out ▁with ▁the ▁scratch ▁or ▁scoring ▁technique . ▁Under lying ▁this ▁method ▁is ▁the ▁evidence ▁that ▁the ▁cart il age ▁b ends ▁itself ▁convex ly ▁to ▁the ▁opposite ▁side ▁after ▁scratch ing ▁or ▁scoring . ▁ ▁A ▁long ▁inc ision ▁is ▁made ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁ear ▁and ▁a ▁strip ▁of ▁skin ▁is ▁removed . ▁Through ▁an ▁inc ision ▁in ▁the ▁cart il age ▁in ▁the ▁ca uda ▁hel ic is ▁( lower ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ear ▁cart il age ) ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁sc ap ha ▁ ▁the ▁skin , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁per ich ond rium ▁is ▁raised ▁on ▁the ▁anterior ▁surface ▁of ▁the ▁anti hel ix . ▁A ▁r asp ▁is ▁inserted ▁in ▁the ▁resulting ▁skin - per ich ond rium ▁tunnel ▁to ▁blind ly ▁score ▁or ▁scratch ▁the ▁cart il age ▁of ▁the ▁anterior ▁( front ▁side ) ▁of ▁the ▁anti hel ix . ▁The ▁skin ▁w ound ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁ear ▁is ▁s ut ured ▁and ▁finally ▁a ▁band age ▁is ▁applied ▁for ▁ 1 ▁or ▁ 2 ▁weeks , ▁or ▁longer ▁in ▁exception al ▁cases . ▁The ▁h ollow s ▁of ▁the ▁ear ▁on ▁the ▁front ▁( an terior ) ▁ ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁ear ▁( c av um ▁con ch ae , ▁sc ap ha ) ▁are ▁model led ▁with ▁o int ment - cont aining ▁sw abs ▁for