Lin Lin, Pan Bo, Zhuang Hongxing, Han Juan, Yang Qinghua, Zhao Yanyong, He Leren, Wang Shujie, Jiang Haiyue
Auricular Reconstructive Center, Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Acaderny of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100144, China.
Lin Chuang Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi. 2009 Nov;23(22):1017-9.
To explore the technique of "two-flap" in ear reconstruction.
Quantitative tissue expansions were used in the mastoid area in the first stage. After the final injection, there was 1 month of sustaining time. Expanded skin flap and unexpanded fascia flap were designed in the second stage, so the "two-flap" technique was used in the ear reconstruction. From January 2004 to December 2008, 1427 patients of microtia were treated using "two-flap" technique.
The expanded skin flap could show the fine structures of the reconstructed ears. The reconstructed ears had vivid cranioauricular angle after using the unexpanded fascia flap.
"Two-flap" method was easily manipulated and the complications were rare. The reconstructed ears had lucid and three-dimensional contour.
