Authors: Metin Temel Ş Şamil Kahraman Özge Berber Cengiz Çevik Ertap Akoğlu
Publish Date: 2016/01/25
Volume: 273, Issue: 10, Pages: 3043-3052
Abstract
We aimed to compare the longterm results of complications of consolidative technique otoplasty CTO and incisionless otoplasty IO The study consists of 156 patients who were operated between 2006 and 2015 According to surgical techniques these patients were divided into two groups as IO group and CTO group The distance between the head and the ear was assessed by measuring the four points preoperatively and postoperatively SUP most superior helical point SCA superior conchal attachment ICA inferior conchal attachment and lobule Early and late postoperative complications operative time were recorded 128 ears in IO group 163 ears in CTO group were prominent When postoperative SUP SCA ICA lobule values for right and left ears in both groups were statistically evaluated it was found that CTO technique has led to significantly greater improvement compared to the IO technique p 0001 The success rate in IO technique and CTO technique was 72 and 96 respectively Early complications were similar in both groups The late period complication determined much more frequently was seen in the IO group Concerning operative time it was identified as significantly lower in the IO group p 0001 The earlyterm outcomes of both techniques were similar however the complication rates due to suture material and needed for revision in IO technique were higher whereas CTO technique was more permanent with lower complication risks
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