Abstract

MANTILLA MARTIN, A. I.. Auricular reconstruction: 24 year experience. Cir. plást. iberolatinoam. [online]. 2008, vol.34, n.2, pp.107-118. ISSN 1989-2055.

Due to its very exposed situation on both sides of the head, the auricle is very susceptible to suffer severe traumas, that will at the end cause its amputation; it´s too one of the most common sites to present malignant tumors, carcinoma and melanoma, that will also end in the surgical amputation of the ear. Congenital absence of the ear, microtia, is the second most common facial anomaly after cleft lip and palate. Not infrequently plastic surgeon confronts with patients seeking an answer for correction of their deformities. The present article tries to show a four steps method, according to the principles described first by Dr. Radford Tanzer and later improved by Dr. Burt Brent and illustrates how to manage the auricular reconstruction in cases of congenital microtia or traumatic loss of the auricle, as well as the use of the temporal fascia flap as a way to provide skin coverage, when the skin of the mastoid area has been compromised and it is not useful for auricular reconstruction.

Keywords : Microtia; Auricular reconstruction.

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