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Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open
October 2023
Voorhees Surgery Center, Voorhees, N.J.
Background: Defects of the central ear after skin cancer removal remain a common problem for the reconstructive surgeon. The experience with a one-stage, postauricular, skin-island flap passed through the cartilage to reconstruct ear defects is reported.
Methods: Patients with an intact ear helix and an anterior full-thickness defect (cartilage defects included) were reconstructed with a skin-island flap based on posterior subcutaneous tissue deep to the flap base.
J Cutan Aesthet Surg
January 2022
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João, EPE Porto, Portugal.
Niger J Clin Pract
December 2022
Clinic of Rheumatology, Orthopedics, Traumatology and Reconstructive Surgery, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
The auricle is a complex anatomic structure with a three-dimensional configuration proper reinstating that poses a substantial reconstructive challenge. The postauricular pull-through flap is perfectly suitable method for the reconstruction of helical and antihelical auricle defects; however, due to its difficult harvest technique, it is not commonly used in a practice. Here we describe a case of a patient with an antihelix defect following basal cell carcinoma (BCC).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Cutan Aesthet Surg
January 2021
Department of Dermatology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
J Drugs Dermatol
September 2020
Background: An approach to the reconstruction of the ear requires consideration of gross anatomy, blood supply, and size of the defect to select the repair. While skin grafts provide a convenient option for many helical and conchal defects, using posterior auricular reservoir can preserve ear contour and hide the scar for an aesthetic closure.
Purpose: To illustrate the versatility of the post-auricular and mastoid skin reservoir for auricular repairs after surgical removal of a cutaneous malignancy.