Table 2.
Characteristics of the articles.
| Classic Method | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study No. |
Study | Device | Cases (n) | Type of Anomaly (%) | Initiation (Mean Weeks ± SD; Range) |
Duration (Mean Weeks ± SD; Range) |
Responder | Success * (n) | Complication † (n) |
| 1 | Chang 2017 [7] | Conformer, Velcro tape, and gel sealing | 33 | Helical (30.3); Lop (18.2); Prom. (21.2); Stahl’s (24.2); mixed (6.1) | 4.5; 0.86 to 15.1 |
3.9; 1.7 to 6.6 |
Physician | 30 | 2 |
| 2 | Leonardi 1 2012 [8] | Splinting and taping | 22 | Const. (36.4); Lop (9.1); Prom. (18.2); Stahl’s (18.2) | N/A; 0.29 to 6 | N/A; 5–8 | Parents | 17 | 0 |
| Leonardi 2 2012 [8] | Physician | 15 | |||||||
| 3 | Mohammadi 2016 [9] | Splinting and taping | 21 | Const. (38.1); Lop (23.8); Prom. (20.7) | 7.52 ± 5.6; 2 to 24 |
13.33 ± 2; 11 to 18 |
Physician | 12 | 0 |
| 4 | Tan 1997 [4] | Splinting and taping | 32 | Concha (3.1); Lop (65.6); Prom. (18.8); Stahl’s (6.3); mixed (6.3) | 2.4 ± 3.5; 0.14 to 10 |
10.9 ± 9; 5 to 38.5 |
Physician and parents | 17 | 1 |
| 5 | Tan 1 2003 [10] | Splinting and taping | 44 | Cup (18.2); Lop (38.6); Helical (11.4) Prom. (31.8) |
3.4; 0.14 to 15 | 7; 1 to 14 | Parents | 29 (total n: 35) |
4 |
| Tan 2 2003 [10] | Physician | 38 | |||||||
| 6 | Ullmann 1 2002 [11] | Splinting and taping | 92 | Costricted (21.7); Lop (30.4); Prom. (26.1); Stahl’s (21.7) |
N/A; 0.14 to 1.43 | 6.8; 6 to 12 | Parents | 80 | 0 |
| Ullmann 2 2002 [11] | Physician | 81 | |||||||
| Commercial Product | |||||||||
| 7 | Chan 2019 [1] | Earwell® | 71 | Concha (0.95); Constricted (32.4); Cryptotia (0.95); Helical (9.5); Lidding (28.6); Lop (4.8); Prom.(4.8); Stahl’s (18.1) | 2.24; 0 to 13.9 | 4.1; 1.5 to 6 | Physician | 61 | 20 |
| 8 | Daniali 2017 [12] | Earwell® | 303 | Concha (36.4); Helical (24.8); Lidding (19.1); Prom. (8.9); Stahl’s (20.8) | 1.79; N/A | 5.29; 1.7 to 15.6 |
Physician | 285 | 22 |
| 9 | Doft 2015 [13] | Earwell® | 158 | Constricted (18); Cryptotia (0.5); Helical (38); Prom. (18.5); Stahl’s (25) | N/A; N/A | 2; 1 to 6 | Parents | 152 | 5 |
| 10 | Nigam 2020 [14] | Earwell® /InfantEar® |
272 | Concha (2.2); Cup (7.7); Helical (14.3); Lidding/Lop (8.8); Prom. (23.2); Stahl’s (8.4) | 2.9; N/A | N/A | Parents | 85 (total n: 100) |
37 |
| 11 | Patel 2020 [15] | InfantEar® | 85 | Helical (100) | 4.9; 8.6 to 10.9 | 4.4; 1 to 10.3 | Survey | 54 (total n: 59) |
11 |
| 12 | Woo 2016 [16] | Earwell® | 28 | Constricted (62.4); Cryptotia (7.1); Prom. (7.1); Stahl’s (21.4) | 3.2; 0.7 to 7.4 | 4.7; 3.4 to 7.6 | Parents | 13 | N/A |
| 13 | Zhuang 2020 [17] | Earlimn® | 141 | Concha (7.8); Constricted (17.7); Cryptotia (9.2); Cup (9.2); Helical (18.4); Lop (16.3); Prom. (10.6); Stahl’s (10.6) | 5 ± 3.3; N/A | 2.5 ± 1.86; N/A | Physician | 121 | 2 |
Helical, helical deformity; Prom., prominent ear; Const., constricted ear; Concha, conchal deformity; * Normal to near normal ear shape; † skin irritation or superficial ulcer. The results of this divided to patients reported outcome and physician-reported outcome. 1 is for patients outcome and 2 is for physician outcome.