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| Title |
Double Triangular Cartilage Excision Otoplasty
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| Published in |
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, March 2018
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| DOI | 10.1097/prs.0000000000004175 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Alessandro Gualdi, Janos Cambiaso-Daniel, Jonatann Gatti, Paul Wurzer, Michaela Sljivich, Saja S Scherer, Giorgio Pietramaggiori, Dario Bertossi, Chiara Botti, Giovanni Botti |
| Abstract |
Prominent ears have a negative impact on patients' psychosocial well-being. There are numerous surgical correction techniques described, but the majority have high complication and recurrence rates. In this article, the authors present a stitchless technique that takes advantage of different approaches to minimize complications and recurrences. The authors prospectively studied patients who underwent a bilateral double triangular cartilage excision otoplasty in an outpatient setting. This prominent ear setback technique is based on a specific cartilage excision to mechanically collapse the ear without using any sutures through the cartilage. Postoperatively, surgical complications were classified according to the Clavien-Dindo classification. The patient-reported outcome was analyzed after completion of a questionnaire 6 months after surgery, and another clinical follow-up appointment was arranged 12 months after surgery. Sixty patients (120 ears) with an average age of 24 years were studied, and the overall complication rate was 6 percent. Three ears (2.5 percent) developed superficial cutaneous necrosis at the anterior concha, and one ear (1 percent) required an additional correction for unsatisfactory pinna rotation. Also, 2.5 percent of the patients experienced a grade I complication, and 1 percent of the patients experienced a grade IIIa complication according to the Clavien-Dindo classification. No wound infections, hematomas, or hypertrophic scars were observed, and the patient-reported outcome showed satisfaction with the results. The authors' findings show that the double triangular cartilage excision otoplasty is a safe procedure with low complication/recurrence rates. This stitchless technique should be included in each surgeon's repertoire as an alternative to previously published surgical techniques. Therapeutic, IV. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 25 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 48% |
| Australia | 1 | 4% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 4% |
| Brazil | 1 | 4% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 9 | 36% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 12 | 48% |
| Members of the public | 11 | 44% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 4% |
| Scientists | 1 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 21 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 14% |
| Other | 2 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 2 | 10% |
| Researcher | 2 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 3 | 14% |
| Unknown | 8 | 38% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 43% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 5% |
| Neuroscience | 1 | 5% |
| Engineering | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 9 | 43% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 14. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 08 April 2018.
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#1,150
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#53,542
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#46
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