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Study on application of YAG laser-assisted ear correction model to Congenital Auricular Deformities

Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022 Jul 29. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000009573. Online ahead of print.

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: To compare the clinical effects of long-pulse-width 1064nm Nd:YAG laser assisted ear correction model and simple ear correction model in the treatment of congenital auricular deformities in over-aged ears.

METHODS: 129 children (179 ears) with congenital auricular deformities aged more than 2 months were included in the study. Among them, 84 cases (observation group, 119 ears) were treated with the ear correction model after long-pulse-width 1064nm Nd:YAG laser irradiation, while 45 cases (60 ears) were treated with the ear correction model only. The affected ears of the two groups were measured, the correction time was calculated, and the family members of the patients filled in the satisfaction questionnaire before and after the treatment.

RESULTS: The level of satisfaction of the two groups after the treatment improved. The level of satisfaction of the observation group was higher than that of the control group. The days of correction in the observation group was less than that in the control group (P<0.05). The measurements of the affected ears in the two groups were significantly different after treatment. The difference after treatment of each measurement in the observation group was higher than that in the control group. The therapeutic effect of the observation group was significantly better than that of the control group, and the differences were statistically significant.

CONCLUSION: Long-pulse-width 1064nm Nd:YAG laser combined with the ear correction model can effectively improve the success rate of correction of congenital auricular deformities in over-aged ears.

PMID:35921652 | DOI:10.1097/PRS.0000000000009573

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