| JNDA Vol. 11 No. 2 (July - December 2010) | |
Post auricular approach technique of regional parotidectomy: An aesthetic point of view |
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| Sakya PR, Fuyin Z, Bin X | |
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| Abstract | |
Background: The present study was done to evaluate the aesthetic value of the post auricular approach technique in regional parotidectomy. Materials and Methods: Regional parotidectomy was performed in 44 patients of benign parotid tumor by using the post auricular incision technique and compared with 50 patients in whom the same surgery was performed using traditional ante grade technique. Results: The mean visual analog score (VAS) of patient satisfaction of incision scar and aesthetics of the patients treated with the post auriculat approach technique was 6.98 ±1.37and that patients undergoing conventional technique of parotidectomy was 4.10 ± 1.16. The difference was highly significant (p<0.001). Conclusion: The technique of parotidectomy with an incision at a potentially invisible area along the postauricular sulcus and hairline has a strong cosmetic advantage compared with a technique with traditional incision. |
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| Keywords | |
Aesthetics, Parotidectomy, Post auricular approach |
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