Earlobe reconstruction using a chondrocutaneous flap. 1994

T Yotsuyanagi
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Aomori, Japan.

A postauricular chondrocutaneous flap including a postauricular artery was used in reconstructing congenital dysplasia of the earlobe. This flap had a safe and sufficient blood supply and had an excellent texture match. To reconstruct congenitally absent earlobes of two patients, a skin flap of the mastoid region and a chondrocutaneous flap that has a subcutaneous pedicle were used. To reconstruct congenital hypoplastic earlobe clefts of three patients, hinge flaps of two small earlobes and a transpositioned chondrocutaneous flap were used. The reconstructed earlobes had a thin, natural form, and deformity by contracture had not developed. The donor scar left by the flap was inconspicuous.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D004431 Ear, External The outer part of the hearing system of the body. It includes the shell-like EAR AURICLE which collects sound, and the EXTERNAL EAR CANAL, the TYMPANIC MEMBRANE, and the EXTERNAL EAR CARTILAGES. External Ear,Outer Ear,Ear, Outer,Ears, External,Ears, Outer,External Ears,Outer Ears
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013524 Surgical Flaps Tongues of skin and subcutaneous tissue, sometimes including muscle, cut away from the underlying parts but often still attached at one end. They retain their own microvasculature which is also transferred to the new site. They are often used in plastic surgery for filling a defect in a neighboring region. Island Flap,Island Flaps,Flap, Surgical,Flaps, Surgical,Pedicled Flap,Surgical Flap,Flap, Island,Flap, Pedicled,Flaps, Island,Flaps, Pedicled,Pedicled Flaps

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