Otoplasty
| Autor: | Guy J. Tropper, Peter A. Adamson, Becky L. Mcgraw |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Reoperation medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Postoperative Complications Humans Medicine Ear External Surgery Plastic Child Retrospective Studies Superior pole Fibrous joint Sutures biology business.industry Pinna Follow up studies Middle Aged biology.organism_classification Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Otorhinolaryngology Child Preschool Female business Otoplasty Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | The Laryngoscope. 101:883 |
| ISSN: | 0023-852X |
| DOI: | 10.1288/00005537-199108000-00013 |
| Popis: | Although it is generally believed that otoplasty provides uniformly gratifying results, thorough patient follow-up reviews are quite rare. Otoplasty surgery performed on 119 ears was retrospectively reviewed to assess the results of our cartilage-sparing technique. This method of otoplasty relies on a conchal set-back and suture transfixation technique to improve the antihelical contour. Auricular medialization averaged 10.3 mm. Over-correction is required, particularly in the superior pole, as loss of correction with healing was approximately 40% of the initial medialization. Revision surgery due to loss of correction was necessary for 6.6% of the ears initially operated on by the senior author. Patients who presented following cartilage-cutting procedures tended to have a higher rate of revision and persistent postoperative stigmata. Complications in general were few; however, mersilene suture extrusion occurred in 8% of ears. Only one of these required revision surgery for associated loss of correction. Despite these drawbacks, over 95% of patients achieved satisfactory results using cartilage-sparing otoplasty techniques. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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