ArticleAesthetic plastic surgery2024
Minimally Invasive Costal Cartilage Harvesting Incision for Chest Deformity in Microtia Reconstruction.
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- Reconstruction of microtia with crus helicis transversal deformity using flap technique combined with ear cartilage transplantation: a retrospective study.Maxillofacial plastic and reconstructive surgery · 2026Article
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backgroundChest deformity is a potential complication associated with auricular reconstruction using autologous costal cartilage. The impact of the incision size employed for costal cartilage harvesting on chest deformities remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between the incision size used for harvesting costal cartilage and the occurrence of chest deformities.
methodsWe retrospectively analyzed patients who underwent ear reconstruction using autologous costal cartilage between June 2021 and September 2022. The patients were categorized into two groups based on the size of the costal cartilage incision: large and small. Chest computed tomography (CT) was performed 18-24 months postoperatively, followed by three-dimensional color map quantification to assess the degree of asymmetry of the chest surface. Subsequently, quantitative data analysis was performed to compare the extent of chest asymmetry between the large- and small-incision groups. The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used to assess patient satisfaction with chest morphology.
resultsThis study included 62 patients, with an equal distribution of 31 in each group. The mean asymmetry value of the small and large incision groups was -3.15 ± 1.88 and -5.27 ± 3.63, respectively. Moreover, the mean VAS score for the small and large incision groups was 7.48 ± 0.72 and 5.09 ± 0.94, respectively. Statistically significant differences were observed between the two groups.
conclusionsSmall incision costal cartilage harvesting can effectively alleviate the severity of chest deformities and significantly enhance patient satisfaction. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE IV: This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .
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