A new continuous suture technique in ear reconstruction with full-thickness skin grafts.
Ear reconstruction with full-thickness skin grafts can be a challenging task for plastic surgeons. It is often necessary to remove the underlying cartilage with the skin lesion and the resultant defect may be deeply concave. We present a short clinical report to describe an improved technique that we find useful in reducing the diameter and depth of anterior pinna contour defects, in improving graft take, and in reducing the size of the donor-site scar.
Hill Hospital, Hull, UK. rjbramhall@yahoo.co.uk
Russell James
RJ
Bramhall
Mark
M
Gorman
Muhammad Adil Abbas
MA
Khan
Muhammad
M
Riaz
D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D055623:Keratosis, Actinic / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques