Reconstruction of Conchal Defect with Hinge Flap
Journal Title: New Indian Journal of Surgery - Year 2019, Vol 10, Issue 3
Abstract
Ear pinna defects commonly occur following trauma, ear piercing, iatrogenic or infective or malignancy. Standard reconstructions of such defects are described but not applicable to every defect of which Conchal defects is rarely described with no standard technique. This article describes a simple technique for reconstruction of full thickness defects of the concha in bilayer with hinge flap taken from the posterior surface of the ear and full thickness skin graft to cover the resultant raw area.
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Vinayak Chavan
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- EP ID EP594662
- DOI 10.21088/nijs.0976.4747.10319.4
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