Cartilage-Sparing Techniques Versus Percutaneous Adjustable Closed Otoplasty for Prominent Ear Deformity

Ozturan O., Dogan R., Eren S. B., AKSOY F., VEYSELLER B.

JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY, vol.25, no.3, pp.752-757, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 25 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/scs.0000000000000828
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.752-757
  • Keywords: Auricula, congenital, deformity, surgery, otoplasty, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, PATIENT BENEFIT, SURGERY, CHILDREN
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The goal of this study is to follow longitudinally the prominent ears treated by either cartilage-sparing techniques (CSTs) or percutaneous adjustable closed otoplasty (PACO) and compare them as to efficacy, reoccurrence, complications, and patient contentedness.