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Newborn ear defomities and their treatment efficiency with Earwell infant ear correction system in China.

Zhang, Jun-li, Li, Chen-long, Fu, Yao-yao, Zhang, Tian-yu·2019·International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
DOI 10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.06.001
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Introduction Newborn ear deformity can be performed through Earwell infant ear correction system as a non-surgical treatment to avoid plastic surgery. In the newborn period, the auricle is soft and the cartilage is plastic, the deformed auricle shape can be treated by mechanical action.Methods From April 2016 to December 2018, we selected the patients who underwent Earwell non-invasive correction system in Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University for newborn ear deformities, and analyze the treatment age, treatment time, efficiency and complication of these patients.Results There were 105 patients with 141 ears underwent Earwell non-invasive correction system for newborn ear deformities. The average age for treatment is 2.16 ± 2.28 months (0.23-12.0 months). The average treatment time is 1.14 ± 0.57 months (0.33-4.0 months). The treatment outcomes show 109 ears get excellent results, 27 ears good results and 5 ears poor results. For complications, there were 6 patients had localized skin rash and 5 had skin lesion which were cured after 3-5 days. Nine patients had different degree of recurrence. The treatment age less than 6 weeks had a better results than treatment age old than 6 weeks (χ 2 = 4.48, p < 0.05). Except 5 poor results patients, the treatment efficiency is 96.4% (136/141) in this study.Conclusions The Earwell infant ear correction system is proven to be a simple, non-invasive, high-efficiency, low-cost treatment method, which is more effective than traditional plastic surgery, and treatment efficiency of different types ear deformities can reach more than 95% in China. It is important to ensure the early treatment during the first 6 weeks.

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  • Zhang et al mentioned that the success rate is higher for younger children.

    “but Zhang et al mentioned that the success rate is higher for younger children.40”

    From Non-surgical Correction of Congenital Ear Anomalies: A Review of the Literature (2020) · cites this paper as [40]

  • Byrd et al, Chang et al and Zhang et al mentioned "mixed" deformities as being difficult to treat.

    “Byrd et al, Chang et al and Zhang et al mentioned “mixed” deformities as being difficult to treat.6,28,40.”

    From Non-surgical Correction of Congenital Ear Anomalies: A Review of the Literature (2020) · cites this paper as [40]

  • Treatment results have been very good, exceeding the success rate of otoplasty and therefore partially obviating otoplasty as treatment.

    “Although consensus has been lacking in regard to topics discussed above, treatment results have been very good, exceeding the success rate of otoplasty40 and therefore partially obviating otoplasty as treatment.”

    From Non-surgical Correction of Congenital Ear Anomalies: A Review of the Literature (2020) · cites this paper as [40]

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Authors
Zhang, J.-L., Li, C.-L., Fu, Y.-Y., & Zhang, T.-Y.
ORCID
Fu, Yao-yao
Venue
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2019-09
Volume
124
Pages
129-133
ISSN
0165-5876 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.06.001
OpenAlex
W2948191272
Cited by
29
References
14
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 2
FWCI
3.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Natural Science Foundation of China (81771014, 81800920)
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
auricular cartilage, treatment age, treatment outcomes, recurrence, treatment complications, early treatment
MeSH terms
China, Ear, External, Female, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Splints, Cohort Studies, Treatment Outcome

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