The reason for an auricle defect as well as patient gender influenced the subjective quality of life following prosthetic surgery. The overall acceptance of auricular prostheses can be considered good, especially among patients suffering from neoplasms. In order to be able to evaluate the results and compare the different working groups more sufficiently it would be desirable to use standardized test procedures and a larger patient collective.
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