title: Using a capsule flap for the reconstruction of a partial auricular defect.
abstract: In this article we describe the capsular flap for covering the posterior surface of cartilaginous framework in ear reconstruction. This technique has not been previously described in the published literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Barış
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Keklık
authors.forename: Memet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yazar
authors.forename: Karaca
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Başaran
authors.forename: Erdem
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Güven
authors.forename: Samet Vasfi
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Kuvat
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications; D054644:Ear Auricle / Q000601:surgery*; D004426:Ear Deformities, Acquired / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps