| Title | Otoplasty: a comparison of techniques for antihelical defects treatment. | | Author(s) | Panettiere P, Marchetti L, Accorsi D, Del Gaudio GA | | Institution | Dipartimento di Discipline Chirurgiche, Rianimatorie e dei Trapianti, Clinica Chirurgica IV, Policlinico S. Orsola, Università degli Studi di Bologna, Bologna, Italy. prof.panettiere@jumpy.it | | Source | Aesthetic Plast Surg 2003 Nov-Dec; 27(6):462-5. | | MeSH | Adolescent
Adult
Child
Child, Preschool
Comparative Study
Ear, External
Esthetics
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Italy
Male
Otologic Surgical Procedures
Patient Satisfaction
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures
Suture Techniques
| | Abstract | BACKGROUND: Prominauris, the most common malformative defect of the external ear, is dependent on a combination of elementary defects mainly affecting the antihelix and the concha. Transection versus cartilage weakening results in antihelix treatment are discussed.
METHODS: In this study, 104 ears with antihelical defects were treated in 63 consecutive patients: the 33 patients (53 ears) in group A, received a transection-based treatment, whereas the 30 patients (51 ears) in group B, underwent cartilage weakening and suture. All the patients were treated using a posterior access. The aesthetic results were evaluated by an independent well-trained plastic surgeon.
RESULTS: No differences were found in correction degree and stability between the two methods, but cartilage weakening techniques provided a smoother and more natural curvature.
CONCLUSIONS: Cartilage weakening techniques can lead to better aesthetic results, primarily because of a softer and more natural ear curvature. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 15029454 |
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