title: Correction of congenital 'triple lobe type' auricular cleft.
abstract: Congenital cleft earlobe is a rare auricular malformation. Various techniques have been reported for the correction of this deformity. Few papers deal with surgical techniques to correct the triple lobe sub-type cleft. This anomaly presents more technical difficulties in the three-dimensional rearrangement than other sub-types. We describe the technique used to correct a triple lobe deformity in a 5-year-old boy. The postoperative result was satisfactory at one year follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Chair of Plastic Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy. fschona@libero.it
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schonauer
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: La Rusca
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Molea
mesh_terms: D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome