An improved burying method for salvaging an amputated auricular cartilage

Plast Reconstr Surg. 1995 Jul;96(1):207-10. doi: 10.1097/00006534-199507000-00033.

Abstract

An improved burying method for salvaging an amputated auricle is presented. We elevated a mastoid skin flap and a fascial flap simultaneously and inserted the denuded auricular cartilage between them. This procedure can maintain the auricular cartilage in a more natural form by eliminating undue skin tension and can give a favorable aesthetic result.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Amputation, Traumatic / surgery*
  • Ear, External / injuries*
  • Ear, External / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Methods
  • Replantation
  • Surgical Flaps