Restoration of Ear Defects by Prefabricated Radial Forearm Flap

Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2020 Jan 20;8(1):e2616. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000002616. eCollection 2020 Jan.

Abstract

The case report involved a 36-year-old man. He was injured in a road traffic accident and had extensive third- and fourth-degree facial burns over the right side of his face, with complete loss of his right auricle. We performed a free flap coverage of the right face with the anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap. The reconstruction of his auricle was performed by culturing a cartilage framework on the forearm and transferring it straight to the original location to rebuild the new ear as free flap. Results were assessed 12 months after surgery. The follow-up is still short, but the patient is satisfied with the results achieved.

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