title: [Surgical depilation in low hairline aurical reconstruction].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Low hairline is one of the most troublesome problem in auricle reconstruction. There was no satisfactory way to manage the problem. This article discuss surgical depilation to deal with this problem and reconstructed auricle.
  
  
  METHODS
  According to the degree of the low hairline, Postaurical scalp was expanded and part of the lower follicles within the dermal were removed, or postaurical scalp that part of lower follicles and dermal had been removed was expanded and covered skeleton of ear with this expanded skin to reconstructed auricle.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Auricles were reconstructed with this method in 152 lowhairline microtial cases, the result was very satisfactory.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This procedure is an effective way to deal with low hairline in reconstructing auricle.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Hospital Chenese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 10041, China.
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Hongxing
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhuang
authors.forename: Qinghua
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Yanyong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006204:Hair Removal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012535:Scalp / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D015626:Tissue Expansion