Prominent ears: a follow-up study.
Following a minimum observation time of 14 months, 74 patients having undergone surgical correction of prominent ears were re-examined. The applied surgical technique was modified from Stenström and Warrer utilizing the scoring technique and subcutaneous mattress chrome catgut sutures for fixation. Satisfactory results were achieved in more than 95 per cent of the patients, when assessed by both the patient and the surgeon. Only few complications were revealed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D013536:Suture Techniques