An Unusual Cause of Conductive Hearing Loss

Toplu, Yüksel; Toplu, Sibel Altunisik; Sapmaz, Emrah; Deliktaş, Hacim

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“…All otoplastic methods have some associated risks or complications that can be divided into early and late sequelae, with the former occurring up to 14 days postoperatively and the latter occurring after the initial 14-day period [1]. The early complications include hematoma, bleeding, infection, skin reactions and wound dehiscence, while late complications include suture extrusion, hypersensitivity, asymmetry, insufficient correction, overcorrection, temporal nerve paresis, torticollis and bilateral outer ear canal stenoses [2][3][4]. In this paper, we discussed an unusual early complication, frontal cicatricial alopecia, due to a post-otoplasty over-stretched ear bandage.…”

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Frontal Cicatricial Alopecia: An Unusual Complication of Otoplasty

Toplu

2018

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Prominent ears are common abnormalities that can have negative effects on the psychological development of pediatric patients. An otoplasty is a frequently performed cosmetic surgery used to correct prominent ears. Although there are many otoplastic methods, all of them have some associated risks and/or complications. Here we discussed an unusual complication of otoplasty, frontal cicatricial alopecia, also called scarring alopecia, which refers to a group of rare disorders that destroy hair follicles. The follicles are then replaced with scar tissue, causing permanent hair loss. This complication was caused by a postoperative over-stretched ear bandage and has not yet been defined in the PubMed literature. Surgeons should be aware of the amount of pressure created by a bandage, as well as any possible tissue reactions from the otoplastic materials, including the bandage, Beta fix, gauze and sutures, to avoid this complication.

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Frontal Cicatricial Alopecia: An Unusual Complication of Otoplasty

Toplu

2018

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“…14 Conchamastoid suturing requires special care; placing sutures too far anteriorly on the mastoid or too far posteriorly on the concha can excessively rotate the concha, obstructing the external auditory canal. 26 Spira and Stal have modified this technique. They suggest using a laterally-based conchal cartilage flap that is sutured to the mastoid periosteum.…”

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Surgical Treatment of Prominent Ear: 5-Year Clinical Experience in 108 Patients

Yüce¹,

Gunenc²,

Yücel³

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Turk J Plast Surg

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Objective: Prominent ear is a congenital ear deformity that is commonly seen in society and has psychosocial effects. A prominent ear deformity can be due to antihelical fold underdevelopment, concave structure overdevelopment, and lobule overgrowth. Material and Method: In total, 108 patients who underwent autoplasty at our clinic between October 2010 and October 2015 were retrospectively evaluated. These patients were comprised of 63 women and 45 men between the ages of five and 42 years (average age, 18.4 years). Among the 108 patients, 105 had a bilateral prominent ear and three had a unilateral prominent ear. Results: Cephaloauricular angle measurements of patients before the operation ranged from 46 to 57-degree. The median cephaloauricular angle was 51-degree. The recorded upper pole-to-mastoid distance ranged from 15 to 27 mm. The median upper pole-to-mastoid distance was 20 mm. After the operation, the median upper pole-to-mastoid distance was 12 mm. The postoperative median cephaloauricular angle was 27-degree. The average follow-up duration was 18.4 months (range, 3-24 months). Two patients developed hematoma in the early postoperative period. In the late postoperative period, one patient had suture exposition, one had recurrence, six had cold intolerance, one had a bad scar, and one had a telephone ear deformity. Conclusion: Today, autoplasty is one of the most commonly practiced aesthetic operations performed by plastic surgeons. Favorable results can be achieved in remedying the anatomical problems when proper problem-oriented surgical treatments are used. In particular, in early aged patients, it is known that good cosmetic results and important psychological improvement are provided by these procedures.

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Modified Island Technique for Prominent Ears

Mayer

Loustau

2017

Aesth Plast Surg

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There have been several methods described for the correction of prominent ears, including techniques that excise, bend, suture, score, or cut the auricular cartilage. The Island Technique, proposed by Pitanguy, is based on the creation of a cartilage island to define the antihelix and correct the conchoscaphal angle. Visibility of sharp edges has been the main criticism of this technique. To avoid them, we advise performing an internal bevel incision to round off the edges and achieve a more natural look. Also, sometimes prominent ears are asymmetric with different conchoscaphal angles, determining a residual but protruding upper pole, thus requiring different treatment on each side. For such cases, we propose the additional excision of a cartilage strip from the lower border of the auricular scapha, with a greater conchoscaphal angle. In this way, cartilage islands of similar width and identical antihelixes for both ears are created and a symmetric result is achieved. Level of Evidence IV This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these evidence-based medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .

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An Unusual Cause of Conductive Hearing Loss

Cited by 8 publications

References 5 publications

Frontal Cicatricial Alopecia: An Unusual Complication of Otoplasty

Frontal Cicatricial Alopecia: An Unusual Complication of Otoplasty

Surgical Treatment of Prominent Ear: 5-Year Clinical Experience in 108 Patients

Modified Island Technique for Prominent Ears

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