Two stage correction of the constricted ear. Case report.
A 3-year-old girl presented with a constricted ear (Tanzer type 2B) on the right. This was repaired in two stages: the helix was opened up and then, when she was 17 years old, the helical fold was reconstructed under local anaesthesia with a bipedicled tube flap from behind the ear. The cosmetic result was good, and the two ears were symmetrical.
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Department of Plastic Surgery, Sahlgrenska Hospital, University of Göteborg, Sweden.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods