[Correction of the external ear using cartilage-sparing techniques].
OBJECTIVE
To establish the value of cartilage sparing suture techniques for correction of prominent ears.


METHODS
Retrospective study.


METHODS
Gooi-Noord Hospital, Blaricum, the Netherlands.


METHODS
Between 1989 and 1992, 117 ears in 62 patients were corrected for prominence. Results were evaluated using the McDowell criteria for anatomy and localisation of the ear.


RESULTS
Of 117 ears 108 were corrected successfully. A recurrence was seen in 6 ears and 3 ears showed overcorrection. Reoperation was needed in 2 ears. A suture was extruded in 15 ears, which could be treated relatively easily in 14.


CONCLUSIONS
Cartilage sparing suture techniques for correction of the specific anatomic deformities of prominent ears prove to be successful. Suture extrusion was the most frequent, but minor, complication. Suture extrusion appears to be dependent upon suture material and localisation.
Vuyk
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Ziekenhuis Gooi-Noord, afd. Keel-, Neus- en Oorheelkunde/Hoofd-Hals-chirurgie, Blaricum.
van der Baan
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Olde Kalter
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods; D013536:Suture Techniques
Oorschelpcorrectie met kraakbeensparende technieken.