Mustarde antihelix otoplasty case study san diego ca. Otoplasty, prominent ear, protruded ear, furnas, mustarde. Correction of the prominent ear, or prominauris, the most common auricular deformity with. The simplicity and overall good results of the mustarde technique have led to its widespread con temporary usage in dealing with the antihelix. The otoplasty described by walter is an incision technique with cartilage excisions. Data were tabulated and analyzed in regard to age, sex, method of otoplasty, side involved, and complications. This case is somewhat unique in that the reshaping process was done essentially with mustarde suture technique. Otoplasty surgical technique vula university of cape town. Otoplasty techniques, characteristics and risks ncbi. Mustarde s technique and the various anterior scoring methods do not deal with the conchal component of the protruded ear, nor do they give a fully satisfactory formation of the antihelix when one. Surgical correction of the prominent ear has been reported in the literature as far back as. In this work we applied stenstrom, mustarde and furnas techniques to ear deformity correction, in synthetic ear molds made of silicone material. Temporary contouring sutures simplify precise suture placement in the mustarde otoplasty technique. A 5yearold patient before and after bilateral mustarde otoplasty.
A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Soon after, mustarde 1963 and furnas 1968 pioneered the use of conchoscaphal and conchomastoid sutures with little to no cartilage. The authors most commonly use a combi nation of mustarde sutures 6 for shaping of the antihelix and furnas sutures 7 for con chal setback. Otoplasty is the name of the surgical procedure that is carried out to diminish ear projection or to change. Mustarde sutures are stitches that are placed behind the ear within the cartilage framework in order to create a more defined antihelix. When bringing back a prominent ear in the mid portion, the most intense tension zones are found at the helical ligament and the intertragal notch. Pinna synthetic mold for otoplasty techniques application brazilian. This modification allows the surgeon to fold the ear forward, expose the postauricular incision, and place and tighten the permanent sutures under direct vision. Eightyfive of these 147 patients were operated with combined mustarde and furnas otoplasty procedure and met the eligibility criteria for the study. Pages in category ear surgery the following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. It is also useful for secondary otoplasty after failed stenstrom or mustarde otoplasty.
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