title: Flap outcome using "c" shaped and "new" incisions in pediatric cochlear implantation.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Skin flap failure is a significant, though relatively uncommon complication of cochlear implant surgery. To achieve a good surgical result, a proper plan to locate the prospective implant is required. Thus, a new design of flap was evaluated in this regard.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two hundred and eleven consecutive children undergoing cochlear implantation in Baqiyatallah Cochlear Implant Center were compared with 75 cases who were operated through the classic "C shaped" fashion from Jul/14/2007 to Feb/14/2009.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was one case of flap necrosis in the classic approach but there were no major flap complications in "new" design, also keloid formation as a minor complication was rare in the "new" method.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The "new" design is easier to apply with fewer complications, so it can be recommended in children undergoing cochlear implantation.
authors: Baqiyatallah Cochlear Implant Centre, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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authors: Ajalloueyan
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authors: Amirsalari
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authors: Radfar
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authors: Tavallaee
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