A silastic foam dressing for the protection of the post-operative ear

Ross, J. Kim; Matti, B.A.; Davies, David G.

doi:10.1016/0007-1226(87)90198-6

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“…Historically, bulky dressings have been used to cover auricular surgical defects . More recently, a variety of lighter auricular dressings have been presented in the literature . Some studies in patients who have undergone surgery to the auricular area have shown the use of a padded head dressing to be unnecessary and uncomfortable .…”

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confidence: 99%

“Pocket sandwich” dressing in auricular surgery

Schmidtberger¹,

Tal

MacFarlane

2014

Int J Dermatology

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“Pocket sandwich” dressing in auricular surgery

Schmidtberger¹,

Tal

MacFarlane

2014

Int J Dermatology

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“…Various types of splints have described for post-operative management of reconstructed ear in microtia. Majority of these splints have been used as a protective guard for reconstructed ear, [1][2][3] to control the oedema or for the maintenance of contours. [4][5][6][7] There are limited reports of splints for maintenance of desired position of elevation of reconstructed ear.…”

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confidence: 99%

Dental impression compound as an effective splint for maintenance of ear elevation in microtia reconstruction

Bhandari

Singh²

2013

Indian J Plast Surg

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Ear projection is an important goal to be achieved after stage two (ear elevation) in cases of microtia. This is a retrospective study conducted on patients with microtia who underwent staged reconstruction for the same. This study has been carried out over a period of 10 years with 211 patients. Dental impression compound was used as a splint after ear elevation and split skin grafting to maintain the projection of the ear. Projection of the ear was measured both pre- and post-procedure and at every follow-up using goniometer and photographic documentation was simultaneously done. Statistical analysis was performed using t-test. Patients were reviewed every month and splint was continued until 6 months post-surgery. The splint was very effective in maintaining the ear projection of more than 20° even after prolonged follow-up of upto 2 years. There were no complications associated with the splint application or prolonged use.

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“…[2][3][4][5][6] However, availability and other concerns regarding retainability of such stents is debatable. The dressing technique for the immediate postoperative period needs to be simple, reproducible, stable and cost-effective.…”

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A simple method of applying ear dressing in microtia patients

2012

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Introduction: Numerous splints and ear guards have been described for dressing in microtia patients but each has its own merit and demerit. We have devised a simple method of applying such dressings on the operating table. Materials and Methods: A rectangular piece of lubricated dressing material like paraffin gauze or antibiotic impregnated dressing is cut. The dressing material is than split partially into one thirds in a staggered manner. The dressing material is then applied to the retroauricular sulcus. The fans of the dressing material are then turned onto themselves over the projecting ear which makes the dressing stable in its position. Results: The authors have been regularly using this dressing for reconstruction in all cases of microtia. The dressing stays firmly in place in the peri-operative period and is subsequently replaced by stents. Conclusion: It is a low cost, readily available, simple, fast and effective method of ear dressing in the peri-operative period for microtia cases.abstract Puri, et al.: A simple method of applying ear dressing in patients with narrow retroauricular sulcus

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A silastic foam dressing for the protection of the post-operative ear

Cited by 13 publications

References 3 publications

“Pocket sandwich” dressing in auricular surgery

“Pocket sandwich” dressing in auricular surgery

Dental impression compound as an effective splint for maintenance of ear elevation in microtia reconstruction

A simple method of applying ear dressing in microtia patients

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