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[Reconstruction of the external ear utilizing expanded scarred skin flap]
Qinghua Yang1, Hongxing Zhuang, Jialin Luo
1Plastic Surgery Hospital of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100041, China.
Objective:
To investigate the feasibility of ear reconstruction using local expanded scarred skin flap.
Method:
We used local postauricular expanded scar skin flaps to reconstruct external ear in 24 patients.
Results:
Of these cases, 22 flaps survived completely. In 2 patients, the cartilage framework exposed over the upper pole of helix region because of undue tension in suturing the tissue edges. One year's follow-up revealed satisfactory results.
Conclusion:
Using the expanded scarred skin flap for ear reconstruction is practical and effective, when there's no normal skin available in the local area.
