Hostname: page-component-745bb68f8f-grxwn Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2025-02-06T05:56:58.238Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

How long should ears be bandaged after otoplasty?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

J. Bartley
J. Bartley*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Green Lane Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr J. Bartley, Department of Otolaryngology, Green Lane Hospital, Green Lane West, Auckland 3, New Zealand. Fax: (09) 631 0770 Email: jbartley@ihug.co.nz
Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

Core share and HTML view are not available for this content. However, as you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button.

A firm head dressing is usually applied after otoplasty. Some surgeons recommend that the patient should wear the bandage for up to 10 days after surgery. However, these bandages are frequently displaced or come off. Patients complain of reduced hearing, itch and the smell of old blood in the bandages. A case series of 52 patients undergoing bilateral otoplasty who had a head bandage on for only 24 hours was audited prospectively. Minor complications occurred in two patients. A head bandage does not need to remain on for more than 24 hours after otoplasty.

Keywords

Surgery, plasticEar, external - abnormalitiesEar, external - surgeryPost-operative complications
Type
Main Articles
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 112 , Issue 6 , June 1998 , pp. 531 - 532
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

References

Adamson, P. A., McGraw, B. L., Tropper, G. J. (1991) Otoplasty: critical review of clinical results. Laryngoscope 101: 883–888.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Beasley, N. J., Jones, N. S. (1996) Otoplasty – the problem of the deep conchal bowl. Journal of Laryngology and Otology 110: 864–868.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Bradbury, E. T., Hewison, J., Timmons, M. J. (1992) Psychological and social outcome of prominent ear correction in children. British Journal of Plastic Surgery 45: 97–100.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Bull, T. R. (1994) Otoplasty: Mustarde technique. Facial Plastic Surgery 10: 267–276.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Connolly, A., Bartley, J.‘External’ Mustarde suture and otoplasty. Clinical Otolaryngology (in press).Google Scholar
Nolst Trenite, G. J. (1994) A modified anterior scoring technique. Facial Plastic Surgery 10: 255–266.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Stenstrom, S. J. (1963) A natural technique for correction of congenitally prominent ears. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 32: 283–293.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Webster, R. C. (1977) Otoplasty Parts 1 and II video. American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, USA.Google Scholar
Wright, W. K. (1978) Basic science approach to otoplasty for prominent ears. Otolaryngology 86: 197–200.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed