Otoplasty: The Belfast Experience. A 10-Year Review of 2333 Ear Outcomes.

Background: "Prominent ear" remains one of the most common referrals to pediatric plastic surgery. The perceived deformity has been corrected using a multitude of techniques for over a century, and significant variation in practice still exists. Recent studies suggesting that cartilage-scoring techniques are associated with more major complications than suture techniques may have led to an adverse international perception of the technique.

TRAM flap versus nonautologous breast reconstruction: what do patients really think?

Although there have been many reports of aesthetic outcomes after breast reconstruction, there have been comparatively few studies examining patient satisfaction and related subjective issues. The variables affecting satisfaction are only beginning to be understood, and patient satisfaction issues were explored in a more homogeneous patient population. A questionnaire surveying overall and aesthetic satisfaction, postoperative recuperation time, and symptoms was used to elicit candid patient responses.