Restoration of curved earlobe configuration with scar tissue advancement flap combined with second-intention wound healing.
Reconstruction of earlobe curvature in a scar-deformed and displaced earlobe was accomplished by a combination of 1) hypertrophic scar debulking, 2) partial defect closure by scar tissue flap advancement to re-establish the cephalic extent of the neck at the infralobular crease, and 3) second-intention healing of the noncovered lower earlobe, preserving its surgically re-established curved configuration. Although this article specifically addresses scarring deformities of the earlobe, the same principles could be applied to congenital, noncicatricial tenting deformities.
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Department of Dermatology, Dermatologic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco.
D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery*; D004426:Ear Deformities, Acquired / Q000601:surgery; D004431:Ear, External / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015361:Rhytidoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014945:Wound Healing