Prosthetic auricular reconstruction.
Large lesions may necessitate resection of critical amounts of auricle, such that surgical reconstructive efforts may prove to be futile. We favor the prosthetic rehabilitation of patients requiring near total auriculectomy. Fifteen patients seen for the treatment of auricular lesions from 1976 to the present were reviewed. Near total auriculectomy with postoperative prosthetic management provided satisfactory functional and aesthetic results. This presentation will highlight the significant technical features of the surgical ablation and subsequent prosthetic management of patients with tumors of the auricle, such that postoperative rehabilitation will be facilitated.
D000368:Aged; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000601:surgery; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D004431:Ear, External / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019736:Prostheses and Implants