Prominent ears—Pitanguy'S island technique: Long‐term results

Abstract

Through the analysis of 300 cases of prominent ears operated by Pitanguy's technique with a follow-up of 1-15 years we observed the preservation of the aesthetic aspect as well as the cephaloauricular angle. We call attention to its easy performance and almost no incidence of early or late complications.

Otoplasty: a review of the surgical techniques

“…It appears therefore that the technique used is not crucial, but that the individual surgeon should be comfortable with their preferred technique. 8 Converse et al 10 Cutting 100 0 100 0 Bartkowski et al 20 Pitanguy et al 16 Cutting 95* 5* --Nordzell 17 Chongchet 14 Rasping 76 24 96 4 Caouette-Laberge et al 18 Chongchet 14 Rasping 96 4 95 5 Peker & Celikoz 22 Converse et al 10 Cutting --95 5 Thomas & Fatah 19 Kaye 15 Rasping + sutures --95 5 Bauer et al 21 Furnas 13 Sutures 100 0 100 0 Messner & Crysdale 9 Mustarde 11,12 Sutures 94 6 94 6 Vital & Printza 6 Kaye 15 Rasping + sutures 96 4 94 6 Vuyk 7 Mustarde 11,12 Sutures 88 12 --Brenda et al 5 Kaye 15 Rasping + sutures 83 17 --*All results quoted as very good or good by the author, however 3 participants had revision surgery during the study period.…”

“…The crescent of cartilage is placed under the anterior skin and the cut edges of the remaining cartilage are sutured together to maintain position. The concha is set back with conchamastoid sutures if necessary 16 …”

Cartilage reshaping for protruding ears: A prospective long term follow‐up of 32 procedures

“…It reflects the overall appearance and symmetry of the reshaped ears. The global score for each patient was obtained by the sum of each side and was divided into three groups according to the scores: pleased (16)(17)(18)(19)(20), satisfactory (10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15), and unsatisfactory (<10). Considering long term outcomes and comprehensive care, patients were also asked if they would be willing to undergo the operation again.…”

“…Despite these minor complications, cephalo-auricular measurements underline the fact that reshaping obtained with 1,540 nm was stable. In comparison, in the literature, residual deformity varies between 0% [19,20] and 24% [13]. Regarding LACR technique in which the reshaping is in part obtained through a proliferation and regeneration of cartilaginous cells [2,3], one might expect the presence of hypertrophic scars or keloids.…”

Correção do lóbulo proeminente da orelha com previsibilidade do recuo lobular

“…O método descrito por Pitanguy 17,67 é baseado em uma técnica de incisão, na qual uma fita de cartilagem excisada define a nova proeminência anti-helicoidal.…”