The "Zulu" tissue expansion in construction of the helix and ear lobe.
A traditional custom has been employed in a design of a new technique to expand a rudimentary auricle. The technique involves a full thickness incision of the blob of tissue and positioning of a spacer which is gradually expanded by means of a conical obturator. The technique provides a large amount of local tissue that can be used in helix and ear lobe reconstruction. An illustrative case is reported.
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Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
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D002648:Child; D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*