Jun-Li Zhang1, Chen-Long Li2, Yao-Yao Fu3, Tian-Yu Zhang4. 1. Department of Nursing, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. 2. ENT Institute, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. 3. ENT Institute, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: fuyaoyao2007@126.com. 4. ENT Institute, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Hearing Medicine (Fudan University), Shanghai, 200031, China. Electronic address: ty.zhang2006@aliyun.com.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Newborn ear deformity can be performed through Earwell infant ear correction system as a non-surgical treatment to avoid plastic surgery. In the newborn period, the auricle is soft and the cartilage is plastic, the deformed auricle shape can be treated by mechanical action. METHODS: From April 2016 to December 2018, we selected the patients who underwent Earwell non-invasive correction system in Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University for newborn ear deformities, and analyze the treatment age, treatment time, efficiency and complication of these patients. RESULTS: There were 105 patients with 141 ears underwent Earwell non-invasive correction system for newborn ear deformities. The average age for treatment is 2.16 ± 2.28 months (0.23-12.0 months). The average treatment time is 1.14 ± 0.57 months (0.33-4.0 months). The treatment outcomes show 109 ears get excellent results, 27 ears good results and 5 ears poor results. For complications, there were 6 patients had localized skin rash and 5 had skin lesion which were cured after 3-5 days. Nine patients had different degree of recurrence. The treatment age less than 6 weeks had a better results than treatment age old than 6 weeks (χ2 = 4.48, p < 0.05). Except 5 poor results patients, the treatment efficiency is 96.4% (136/141) in this study. CONCLUSIONS: The Earwell infant ear correction system is proven to be a simple, non-invasive, high-efficiency, low-cost treatment method, which is more effective than traditional plastic surgery, and treatment efficiency of different types ear deformities can reach more than 95% in China. It is important to ensure the early treatment during the first 6 weeks.
INTRODUCTION:Newborn ear deformity can be performed through Earwell infant ear correction system as a non-surgical treatment to avoid plastic surgery. In the newborn period, the auricle is soft and the cartilage is plastic, the deformed auricle shape can be treated by mechanical action. METHODS: From April 2016 to December 2018, we selected the patients who underwent Earwell non-invasive correction system in Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University for newborn ear deformities, and analyze the treatment age, treatment time, efficiency and complication of these patients. RESULTS: There were 105 patients with 141 ears underwent Earwell non-invasive correction system for newborn ear deformities. The average age for treatment is 2.16 ± 2.28 months (0.23-12.0 months). The average treatment time is 1.14 ± 0.57 months (0.33-4.0 months). The treatment outcomes show 109 ears get excellent results, 27 ears good results and 5 ears poor results. For complications, there were 6 patients had localized skin rash and 5 had skin lesion which were cured after 3-5 days. Nine patients had different degree of recurrence. The treatment age less than 6 weeks had a better results than treatment age old than 6 weeks (χ2 = 4.48, p < 0.05). Except 5 poor results patients, the treatment efficiency is 96.4% (136/141) in this study. CONCLUSIONS: The Earwell infant ear correction system is proven to be a simple, non-invasive, high-efficiency, low-cost treatment method, which is more effective than traditional plastic surgery, and treatment efficiency of different types ear deformities can reach more than 95% in China. It is important to ensure the early treatment during the first 6 weeks.