Publication details
Psychologický pohled na plastiku boltců
| Title in English | A Psychological View of Auricle Plasty |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2010 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Otorinolaryngologie a foniatrie |
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| Citation | |
| Field | ORL, ophthalmology, stomatology |
| Keywords | otapostasis; otoplasty; handicap |
| Description | Introduction: People who differ from standards dictated by fashion often encounter greater problems in making contacts and at the same time may suffer from inferiority complex. Otoplasty is the name of a surgical operation correcting the auricles in order to correspond to accepted view how a correct auricle should look like. Material and methods: At the Children ENT Clinic of Faculty Hospital at Brno, auricle plasty was performed in 282 patients, 99 boys and 183 girls during 2000-2007. The mean age of the patients was 7 years. Discussion: In the observation of the evolution of the view of the patients own appearence from the standpoint of the handicap a five- year period can be outlined: 1) birth to 3rd year of the life, 2) preschool age, 3)younger school age, 4) older school age, 5) puberty and adolescence. Conclusion: Otoplasty can minimize the negative effect of a less attractive appearence on the childs self-evaluation, since at the moment when chid becomes aware of the own looks he/she has already undergone the surgery to provide "normal" ears. |