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  Vol. 122 No. 7, July 1996 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Otoplasty. Clinical protocol and long-term results

A. H. Messner and W. S. Crysdale
Division of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto, Calif, USA.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the long-term results after otoplasty on prominent ears. DESIGN: Between 1988 and 1993, ear protrusion was measured preoperatively and postoperatively in pediatric patients undergoing otoplasty by means of a standard protocol based on the Frankfort horizontal line. Patients were asked to return for follow-up measurements a minimum of 1 year after surgery. At the time of follow-up, a patient satisfaction survey was completed by the patients and their families. SETTING: The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, a tertiary care children's hospital. PARTICIPANTS: Thirty-one of 51 patients returned for follow-up an average of 3.7 years after surgery. RESULTS: One third of ears returned to their original position, one third of ears stayed in a position equal to the immediate postoperative position, and one third of ears had final positions between the preoperative and post-operative positions. At the superior rim, an average of 58% of the operative medialization was lost. Good to excellent ear-to-ear symmetry was obtained in 78% of patients who returned for follow-up. Retrospective chart review showed a revision surgery rate of 3%; stitch granulomas were removed in 9% of patients. The patient satisfaction survey found that 85% of patients were happy or very happy with their ears. CONCLUSIONS: With time, a substantial loss of correction can be expected in most (but not all) patients who undergo otoplasty, particularly at the upper pole. Overall, patients and their families are happy with the results of otoplasty surgery.

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