title: Bi-lobar post-auricular skin flap for reconstruction of the earlobe.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Ear lobule deformities can occur as a result of trauma. Surgical reconstruction can be challenging. There does not appear to be a consensus on the best form of repair. We report the case of a 27-year-old woman who suffered traumatic loss of the ear lobule during childhood. A novel technique is described using a posterior based bi-lobar flap to completely reconstruct the ear lobule in two stages.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This form of repair has the advantage of a well-hidden scar, with the donor site providing skin of similar thickness and pigmentation.
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, Whipps Cross University Hospital, London, UK. drsamk@hotmail.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khemani
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rannard
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kenyon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004426:Ear Deformities, Acquired / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps