An improved burying method for salvaging an amputated auricular cartilage.
An improved burying method for salvaging an amputated auricle is presented. We elevated a mastoid skin flap and a fascial flap simultaneously and inserted the denuded auricular cartilage between them. This procedure can maintain the auricular cartilage in a more natural form by eliminating undue skin tension and can give a favorable aesthetic result.
Park
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Department of Plastic Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Lee
C H
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Shin
K S
KS
D000328:Adult; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery*; D004431:Ear, External / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D012092:Replantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps