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Results between GAN\u2010sacrificed versus preserved cohorts and short (\u2264\u20091\u2009year) versus long\u2010term (&gt;\u20091\u2009year) follow\u2010up were compared.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of 404 patients, 67 with known GAN status completed the surveys. GAN\u2010sacrificed patients more frequently experienced sensation loss of the lobule and concha than GAN\u2010preserved patients (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = .042 and <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = .041, respectively). Interference with daily activities or amount of regained sensation was not different based on GAN status. Short\u2010term follow\u2010up patients had a higher number of symptoms and affected areas than long\u2010term follow\u2010up patients (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = .014 and <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = .002, respectively).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>GAN sacrifice leads to sensation loss of the lobule and concha; however, it does not significantly impair QoL.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/hed.26452","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,9,16]],"date-time":"2020-09-16T07:41:31Z","timestamp":1600242091000},"page":"70-78","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":17,"title":["Impact of greater auricular nerve sacrifice during parotidectomy on quality of life"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"43","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4775-0784","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Flora","family":"Yan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery Medical University of South Carolina  Charleston South Carolina USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6261-1921","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Vincent M.","family":"Desiato","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery Medical University of South Carolina  Charleston South Carolina USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0664-4571","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Shaun A.","family":"Nguyen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery Medical University of South Carolina  Charleston South Carolina USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Eric J.","family":"Lentsch","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery Medical University of South Carolina  Charleston South Carolina USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,9,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_6_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/coa.13366"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S1010-5182(02)90290-8"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/archotol.128.10.1191"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/hed.23292"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/hed.24647"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/coa.13104"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.otohns.2007.05.061"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1046\/j.1365-2273.1997.00030.x"},{"issue":"7","key":"e_1_2_6_10_1","first-page":"884","article-title":"Quality of life after great auricular nerve sacrifice during parotidectomy","volume":"127","author":"Patel N","year":"2001","journal-title":"Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_11_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00106-009-1991-3"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_12_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/lary.23318"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_13_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/B978-0-12-802030-2.00008-X"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_14_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/lary.20246"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_15_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1017\/S0022215100137892"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_16_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1445-2197.2007.04064.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_17_1","first-page":"Doc20","article-title":"Improving the quality of life of parotid surgery patients through a modified facelift incision and great auricular nerve preservation","volume":"2","author":"Lorenz KJ","year":"2013","journal-title":"GMS Interdiscip Plast Reconstr Surg DGPW"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_18_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0002-9610(03)00068-0"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_19_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1272\/jnms.71.323"}],"container-title":["Head &amp; 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