title: Earlobe reconstruction with a reverse-flow chondrocutaneous flap.
abstract: Many techniques have been described for earlobe reconstruction, but a stable and satisfactory shape has not always been obtained, mainly because of secondary retraction. A method of creating an earlobe using a reverse-flow postauricular chondrocutaneous flap combined with a cutaneous flap is presented. No skin graft is needed. The result was stable at 2 years follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Erasme, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Van Geertruyden
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000601:surgery*; D004426:Ear Deformities, Acquired / Q000601:surgery*; D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D013524:Surgical Flaps