title: A technique for the repair of simple congenital earlobe clefts.
abstract: Congenital cleft of the earlobes is rarely seen among congenital ear anomalies. These clefts show a wide range of severity and localization, from simple notching to extensive tissue deficiencies. We developed a new technique that can be used in simple cases of earlobe cleft. For this technique, we use the anterior and posterior parts of the cleft as Y-V advancement flaps and achieve a three-dimensional construction of the lobe that is symmetrical with the opposite lobe.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maral
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tuncali
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ozgür
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Gürsu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male