Microtia: total reconstruction of the auricle in one single operation.
A one-stage method of total reconstruction of the external ear in microtic patients is described. The auricular framework is fashioned from autogenous rib cartilage. Cover is provided by a vascular pedicle of the conchal area and by the aponeurotic layer which protects the posterior surface supplemented by a full-thickness skin graft. The surgical technique is described and the indications for the operation are indicated.
D002356:Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation; D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D012272:Ribs; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous