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Elevation of Costal Cartilage Ear Construct for Microtia Using a V-Y Scalp Flap
Arin K Greene1, Christopher L Sudduth
1Department of Plastic and Oral Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
|April 21, 2020
Abstract:
Autologous ear construction for microtia creates an auricle using a costal cartilage framework. To separate the construct from the mastoid, the most common methods incorporate the use of fascial flaps or skin grafting. The authors describe a V-Y skin and subcutaneous scalp advancement flap for ear elevation as part of autologous ear construction for microtia. The method is simple and reliable and offers advantages compared to other techniques.

