Table 1.
Clinical data of 6 pediatric patients with auricular deformity.
| Sex | Side | Characteristics of auricular deformity | Corrective method | Age at correction | Corrective duration | Corrective effect | Effect at one year follow-up | Complication |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | unilateral | Ⅱ grade cryptotia and the helix adhesion | use the strip-shaped cymba conchae orthosis alone | 10 days | 3 weeks | effective | no rebound | no |
| F | unilateral | Ⅱ grade cryptotia and the helix adhesion | use the strip-shaped cymba conchae orthosis alone | 1 year | 2 months | effective | no rebound | no |
| F | unilateral | Ⅲ grade cryptotia and the helix adhesion | use the strip-shaped cymba conchae orthosis alone | 3.5 years | 4 months | effective | no rebound | no |
| M | unilateral | Ⅲ grade cryptotia and Ⅰ grade microtia | use the strip-shaped cymba conchae orthosis alone | 2 months | 3 months | effective | no rebound | no |
| M | unilateral | Ⅰ grade cryptotia and the excessive helix thickness | use the strip-shaped cymba conchae orthosis alone | 4 years | 3 months | effective | no rebound | no |
| M | unilateral | Ⅱ grade cryptotia beyond the treatment time window | use the strip-shaped cymba conchae in combination with the U-shaped helix orthoses |
5 years | 6.5 months | effective | no rebound | yes, recovered after symptomatic treatment |