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82nd Annual Meeting of the German Society of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

German Society of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

01.06. - 05.06.2011, Freiburg

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Otoplasty using suture techniques: results, patient satisfaction and quality of life

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  • corresponding author presenting/speaker Thomas Braun - Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München, Germany
  • Thomas Hainzinger - Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München, Germany
  • Alexander Berghaus - Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München, Germany
  • John Martin Hempel - Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München, Germany

German Society of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. 82nd Annual Meeting of the German Society of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. Freiburg, 01.-05.06.2011. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2011. Doc11hno51

doi: 10.3205/11hno51, urn:nbn:de:0183-11hno510

Published: August 3, 2011

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Introduction: The literature lacks data about the effect of otoplasty on health-related quality of life.

Methods: 84 patients, having received otoplasty using a suture technique, were evaluated with validated questionnaires to analyze the effect of the operation on their quality of life (Glasgow Benefit Inventory, GBI, and Glasgow Children’s Benefit Inventory, GCBI). GBI and GCBI scores can range from –100 (maximal adverse effect) over 0 (no effect) to +100 (maximal positive effect).

Results: We received valid questionnaires from 62 patients (73.8%). For the adults’ cohort (n=21), the mean total GBI score was 30.6. 100.0% were satisfied with the aesthetical result, and 90.5% would again decide in favor of the operation. For the children’s cohort (n=41), the mean total GCBI score was 24.1. 95.1% of the parents and 95.1% of the children were satisfied with the aesthetical result, and 97.6% of the parents and 92.7% of the children would again decide in favor of the operation. The quality of life was elevated in 95.2% of the adults and 95.1% of the children. The additional compilation of clinical outcome parameters (e. g. auricle-to-head distances in the postoperative course) and of possible complications confirmed the effectiveness and safety of a otoplasty using suture techniques.

Conclusions: Otoplasty using suture techniques can significantly increase patients’ quality of life and leads to a high rate of satisfied patients.