Usage of Residual Ear in Auricular Reconstruction for Concha-Type Microtia
WU Rongwei
PAN Bo
LIN Lin
JIANG Haiyue
ZHAO Yanyong
YANG Qinghua
HE Leren
Abstract：Objective To study the utility of existing residual ear structures in auricular reconstruction for concha-type microtia. Methods From August 2011 to July 2013, 85 patients with microtia (88 ears) were treated with staged auricle recon-struction treatment using tissue expander. The first stage involved placement of a tissue expander. Reconstruction using the ex-panded skin flap and autogenous cartilage framework was performed in the second stage, completed with linking the existing earlobe to the reconstructed-ear scaffold. In the third stage, unused residual ear structures were exploited to improve final mor-phology of the reconstructed-ear. Results The patients were followed up for 3 months to 2 years with satisfactory aesthetic re-sults. Earlobes appeared natural, the residual flap covering the concha survived well, and the residual auricular cartilage mat-ted behind the scaffold exhibited good elasticity. Conclusion Residual auricular tissues in concha-type microtia is easily available and can be very useful in staged auricle reconstruction.
Keywords：Residual earConcha-type microtiaAuricular reconstruction
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( 518-520 )