PMID- 22006728
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20120325
LR  - 20221207
IS  - 1096-9101 (Electronic)
IS  - 0196-8092 (Linking)
VI  - 43
IP  - 9
DP  - 2011 Nov
TI  - Cartilage reshaping for protruding ears: a prospective long term follow-up of 32 
      procedures.
PG  - 875-80
LID - 10.1002/lsm.21126 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Correction of prominent ears is a common plastic surgical procedure. 
      We introduced a new non-invasive laser-assisted cartilage reshaping (LACR) 
      technique as an alternative to invasive surgical otoplasty. METHODS: Since our 
      first report in 2006, 32 LACR procedures in 17 patients have been performed at 
      the Antoni De Gimbernat Foundation in collaboration with the French National 
      Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) U703. For 15 patients, the 
      procedure was bilateral, for the remaining 2 patients LACR was performed only on 
      one side. The treatment consisted of seven stacked pulses (3 ms, 2 Hz, 84 J/cm(2) 
      cumulative fluence) applied using a 4-mm spot hand piece. Early and late 
      complications were defined and reviewed for the whole series. Satisfaction was 
      assessed by the patients using a visual analogue scale from 0 (unsatisfied) to 10 
      (highly satisfied). The superior and middle cephaloauricular distances were 
      prospectively evaluated. RESULTS: Except for two cases of dermatitis, there were 
      no early complications and no late complications (like keloids) in the series. 
      The mean superior and middle cephaloauricular distances were, respectively, 
      12.3 +/- 1.9 and 13.7 +/- 1.6 mm compared to 17.8 +/- 3.1 mm (p < 0.01) and 
      23.9 +/- 1.9 mm (p < 0.01) before operation. Mean patient satisfaction was 8.6/10 
      with all patients reporting that they would be willing to undergo the procedure 
      again, if required. CONCLUSION: LACR appears to be a safe and reproducible method 
      for the treatment of protruding ears. Other applications of this technique, like 
      laser assisted septal cartilage reshaping (LASCR) for septum deviation, have been 
      recently described.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
FAU - Leclere, Franck Marie P
AU  - Leclere FM
AD  - French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, Lille University 
      Hospital, Universite Lille Nord de France.
FAU - Trelles, Mario
AU  - Trelles M
FAU - Mordon, Serge R
AU  - Mordon SR
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Lasers Surg Med
JT  - Lasers in surgery and medicine
JID - 8007168
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Ear Cartilage/*abnormalities/*surgery
MH  - Follow-Up Studies
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Laser Therapy
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Prospective Studies
MH  - Plastic Surgery Procedures/*methods
MH  - Time Factors
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2011/10/19 06:00
MHDA- 2012/03/27 06:00
CRDT- 2011/10/19 06:00
PHST- 2011/10/19 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2011/10/19 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2012/03/27 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1002/lsm.21126 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Lasers Surg Med. 2011 Nov;43(9):875-80. doi: 10.1002/lsm.21126.