Implementation of the hyaluronic acid fat graft myringoplasty technique

Implementation of the hyaluronic acid fat graft myringoplasty technique, pitfalls and lessons learned.

Article specifications

This research study was published in 2017 in Journal of Acta Otolaryngol. (IF 2014:1.40) by Dutch and American specialists. This study aimed to evaluate the Implementation of the hyaluronic acid fat graft myringoplasty (HAFGM) technique. Based on Saliba's protocol, we performed 86 HAFGMs by a transcanal approach between 2012 and August 2014. We performed surgery in 50 patients, 25 men and 25 women.

 

Results

This study showed that HAFGM is a good and reliable surgical method in the outpatient clinic. By changing some points in our protocol we improved our success rate from 70% to 86–89% mimicking the results of Saliba. HAFGM is a reproducible technique in other surgeons’ hands, but critical following of the surgical protocol is important.