title: History of auricular reconstruction.
abstract: Although surgery for small auricular defects has been carried out since ancient times, plastic surgery became more common after the discovery of anesthetic techniques and advances in our understanding of sepsis and asepsis in the middle of the 19th century. After that time, we can find an increasing number of auricular operations in the literature. The middle of the 20th century marks the introduction of modern methods for partial or total auricular reconstructions. This historical account details the most important surgical techniques for ear reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Plastic Surgery, Medical University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
authors.forename: Hilko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Weerda
mesh_terms: D054644:Ear Auricle / Q000601:surgery*; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D008488:Medical Illustration; D008512:Medicine in the Arts; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods