Auricular Cartilage Unfolding and Free Composite Tissue Transplantation for Concha-type microtia
LIN Lin
JIANG Haiyue
PAN Bo
ZHAO Yanyong
HAN Juan
Abstract：Objective To report outcomes of treatment of moderate concha-type microtia with radial cartilage incision and convolution with free auricular composite tissue transplantation. Methods From Jan 1, 2009 to Jun 30, 2012, 16 patients with moderate concha-type microtia were treated using combined radial cartilage incision/convolution and free auricular com-posite tissue transplantation. Results After 3 to 12 months follow-up, most patients remained satisfied with the results. Compli-cations were rare and there was no donor site deformity. Conclusions The reported technique provides a simple and promising treatment for moderate concha-type microtia. Furthermore, this technique is easy to implement with predictable good outcomes.
Keywords：Microtiafree auricular composite tissue transplantationcartilage convolution
Publication Date：2013-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 515-517 )