title: Inversion of the flap at the lower ear and restoration of the flap at postauricular skin for reconstruction of the earlobe.
abstract: We describe a technique for reconstruction of the earlobe. This technique is to reconstruct the earlobe by inversing the flap at the lower ear and restoring the flap at postauricular skin. Although there are many procedures that aim to reconstruct the earlobe naturally, the aesthetic results of using our method are better because the scar tissue that remains behind the ear is hidden.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Nanjing Children's Hospital Affiliatedto Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China. shenweimincn@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Weimin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Jianbin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Haini
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jijun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ji
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps