Pressure dressing after excision of preauricular sinus: suture transfixion of silicone sheets

Abstract

Compressive dressing by suture transfixion of silicone sheets is safe and effective following preauricular sinus excision.

A systematic review on the surgical outcome of preauricular sinus excision techniques

“…Overall DoE was H in 17 studies (Table ). Twenty‐two studies scoring M and five studies scoring L DoE were excluded.…”

“…No study contained L RoB; four studies had a M; and all included studies had a H RoB (Table ). We included 14 studies containing H DoE and H RoB (Table).…”

“…Publication years of included articles ranged between 1982 and 2013. Four included studies were prospective case series; one was a randomized controlled trial; and the remaining studies were retrospective case series (Table ). In total, 809 operated ears were included (Table ).…”

“…All but one included study accurately described surgical indications. In 12 selected studies, patients were operated on both unilateral and bilateral preauricular sinus. In addition, in two SAA studies solely unilateral or bilateral preauricular sinus were removed.…”

“…In addition, in two SAA studies solely unilateral or bilateral preauricular sinus were removed. Baseline characteristics were incomplete in four included studies . Eleven studies included both children and adults (Table ).…”