Non-surgical correction of deformational auricular anomalies
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Less severe congenital auricular anomalies can be corrected by appropriate splinting in the early neonatal period without anaesthetic and with minimal cost. We present a series of 46 patients affected by various ear deformities (non cryptotia, non Stahl's ear, non prominent ear) that we treated by splintage during the early neonatal period. These deformational auricular anomalies were classified according to the limitation to the external ear architecture development: vertically, horizontally and focally deformed ears. This new classification guided us in splint shaping and positioning. Excellent or satisfactory results were achieved in 98% of the splinted ears. Ear splintage is an effective technique for treatment of neonates with deformational auricular anomalies.
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Cryptotia ear is usually an upper auricle deformity that is difficult for parents to detect, and the treatment duration is longer when it is diagnosed at an older age.
“The cryptotia ear is usually an upper auricle deformity that is difficult for parents to detect, and the treatment duration is longer when it is diagnosed at an older age (13–15).”
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- Authors
- Schonauer, F., La Rusca, I., & Molea, G.
- Affiliations
- University of Naples Federico II (IT)
- Venue
- Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2009-07
- Volume
- 62
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 876-883
- ISSN
- 1748-6815 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2085361138
- Cited by
- 46
- References
- 19
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 2 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 2.47
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Genetics › Congenital Ear and Nasal Anomalies
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments
- Keywords
- ear deformity, non-surgical correction, neonatal treatment
- MeSH terms
- Ear, External, Female, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Male, Splints, Treatment Outcome, Plastic Surgery Procedures
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