title: [Ear reconstruction using soft tissue expander in the treatment of congenital microtia].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore surgical procedure of congenital microtia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ear reconstruction was made using soft tissue skin expander and autogenous rib cartilage framework.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Long time follow-up showed that the flap of reconstructed ear was ruddy, soft, with normal sensory function; cartilage framework had no degeneration, absorption and deformation. In addition, the reconstructed ears were coincidence with the normal side on location, form and dimension.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It was a good method for congenital microtia to use soft tissue skin expander together with autogenous rib cartilage framework at present time.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing 100041, China.
authors.forename: Hong-Xing
authors.initials: HX
authors.lastname: Zhuang
authors.forename: Hai-Yue
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Qing-Hua
authors.initials: QH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Le-Ren
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Yan-Yong
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D015625:Tissue Expansion Devices; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous