AURICULAR LOBULOPLASTY- AN AESTHETIC DAY CARE SURGICAL PROCEDURE
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2019, Vol 8, Issue 14
Abstract
BACKGROUND Auricular lobuloplasty is one of the commonly done day care surgical procedure. Though surgery seems simple and lobule is small, its impact on the individual is very high because ear is one of the aesthetic parts of face. Both males and females wear attractive ornaments on their ears, for which they undergo different kinds of ear-piercing techniques. In this process, due to various reasons, ear lobule gets distorted in shape and form for which most of them seek medical advice and undergo surgical procedures to regain near normal structure of lobule. Auricular lobuloplasty is done by general surgeons, ENT surgeons and general practitioners apart from plastic surgeons. But good aesthetic results are obtained by surgeries done by plastic surgeons for the reasons of meticulous tissue handling, use of finer suture materials and post-operative follow up and care. METHODS 50 patients who underwent auricular lobuloplasty were included in this study. Demographic characteristics, cause of surgery, presence of complications, patient satisfaction were evaluated. Surgeries were performed under local anaesthesia in 49 cases and one under general anaesthesia. Lobuloplasty was performed in 49 female patients and one male patient. Of the 50 cases of lobuloplasty, 37 were with enlarged holes, 5 tear ear, one lobule tissue loss, and 4 cases with keloid of ear lobule. There were no post-operative complications and in no case revision surgery was done. RESULTS Mean age was 47 years; smallest is a girl of 6 years, and oldest was 89 years old. The commonest cause for auricular lobuloplasty was enlarged ear holes, followed by ear keloids. Commonest procedure done was simple bilayer closure. It gave good aesthetic results. Patient satisfaction was evaluated by visual analogue scale. CONCLUSIONS Multiple surgical techniques exist for repairing ear lobule deformities. Auricular lobuloplasty is a surgical procedure that has several advantages including safety, it being a day care procedure, effectiveness and good patient satisfaction, and very minimal complications. It has great impact on feelings and beauty of a woman
Authors and Affiliations
Naveen Kumar Mallineni, Munagala Swatantra Bharathi, Thuraka Sreedhar Rao, Pentapati Srinivas Subhash, Vadali Jayalaxmi Sushama, Siva Priya J. V.
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