| Pitanguy's otoplasty: report of 551 operations. | |
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PMID: 17952815 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Protruding ears is a common condition and in plastic surgery there are many techniques for correcting them such as suture, transection, and scoring. Over a period of 15 years, we have used Pitanguy's otoplasty. The advantages of the Pitanguy technique have been verified in a retrospective study of 278 patients followed up for up to 15 years. There were 20 relapses (4%), which is clearly lower than the mean (between 8% and 11%) for patients treated by other methods. The main reason for our low rate resulted from the generation of large scarring areas, using a combination of transection and seaming. We think that a slightly modified Pitanguy's method reduces postoperative morbidity which affects the aesthetic results. |
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Authors:
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Frank Werdin; Marianne Wolters; Hermann Lampe |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Scandinavian journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery and hand surgery / Nordisk plastikkirurgisk forening [and] Nordisk klubb for handkirurgi Volume: 41 ISSN: 0284-4311 ISO Abbreviation: Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg Publication Date: 2007 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-05-22 Completed Date: 2008-06-12 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8707869 Medline TA: Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg Country: Sweden |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 283-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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Klinik für Hand-, Plastische-, Rekonstruktive- und Verbrennungschirurgie, Universität Tübingen, BG-Unfallklinik, Tübingen, Germany. fwerdin@gmx.de |
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Child Child, Preschool Ear Cartilage / abnormalities*, surgery* Humans Reconstructive Surgical Procedures / methods* Retrospective Studies Treatment Outcome |
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