Use of the remnant ear for reconstruction in lobule-type microtia.
OBJECTIVE
To present in detail a reconstruction technique using the remnant ear in lobule-type microtia.


METHODS
By comparing the location of residual ear and the contralateral normal ear, we classified 3 different types of the remnant ear. Three techniques of transposition were applied to adjust the location of the reconstructed ear.


RESULTS
The reconstructed earlobes not only looked real but also were symmetrical with the contralateral normal ears.


CONCLUSIONS
The remnant ear is a key factor-in addition to the framework and covering skin-in ear reconstruction in microtia.
Plastic Surgery Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Badachu Road 33, Beijing, China.
Bo
B
Pan
Lin
L
Lin
Yanyong
Y
Zhao
Hongxing
H
Zhuang
Honghui
H
Lu
Haiyue
H
Jiang
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013506:Otologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome