[Implication of technique of "two-flap" in ear reconstruction].
OBJECTIVE
To explore the technique of "two-flap" in ear reconstruction.


METHODS
Quantitative tissue expansions were used in the mastoid area in the first stage. After the final injection, there was 1 month of sustaining time. Expanded skin flap and unexpanded fascia flap were designed in the second stage, so the "two-flap" technique was used in the ear reconstruction. From January 2004 to December 2008, 1427 patients of microtia were treated using "two-flap" technique.


RESULTS
The expanded skin flap could show the fine structures of the reconstructed ears. The reconstructed ears had vivid cranioauricular angle after using the unexpanded fascia flap.


CONCLUSIONS
"Two-flap" method was easily manipulated and the complications were rare. The reconstructed ears had lucid and three-dimensional contour.
Lin
Lin
L
Auricular Reconstructive Center, Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Acaderny of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100144, China.
Pan
Bo
B
Zhuang
Hongxing
H
Han
Juan
J
Yang
Qinghua
Q
Zhao
Yanyong
Y
He
Leren
L
Wang
Shujie
S
Jiang
Haiyue
H
D004423:Ear / Q000601:surgery; D004431:Ear, External / Q000601:surgery*; D005205:Fascia / Q000637:transplantation; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps