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Bo Pan, MD; Lin Lin, MD; Yanyong Zhao, MD; Hongxing Zhuang, MD; Honghui Lu, MD; Haiyue Jiang, MD

Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2009;11(5):338-341.

Objective  To present in detail a reconstruction technique using the remnant ear in lobule-type microtia.

Methods  By comparing the location of residual ear and the contralateral normal ear, we classified 3 different types of the remnant ear. Three techniques of transposition were applied to adjust the location of the reconstructed ear.

Results  The reconstructed earlobes not only looked real but also were symmetrical with the contralateral normal ears.

Conclusion  The remnant ear is a key factor—in addition to the framework and covering skin—in ear reconstruction in microtia.

Author Affiliations: Plastic Surgery Hospital, Peking Union Medical College (Drs Pan, Lin, Zhao, Zhuang, and Jiang), and Department of Plastic Surgery, Third Hospital of Chinese Armed Police Force Beijing Corp (Dr Lu), Beijing, China.

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