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[Ear reconstruction using soft tissue expander in the treatment of congenital microtia].

Hongxing Zhuang, Haiyue Jiang, Bo Pan, Qinghua Yang, Leren He, Yanyong Zhao, Juan Han

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OBJECTIVE: To explore surgical procedure of congenital microtia. METHODS: Ear reconstruction was made using soft tissue skin expander and autogenous rib cartilage framework. RESULTS: Long time follow-up showed that the flap of reconstructed ear was ruddy, soft, with normal sensory function; cartilage framework had no degeneration, absorption and deformation. In addition, the reconstructed ears were coincidence with the normal side on location, form and dimension. CONCLUSIONS: It was a good method for congenital microtia to use soft tissue skin expander together with autogenous rib cartilage framework at present time.

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OBJECTIVE: To explore surgical procedure of congenital microtia. METHODS: Ear reconstruction was made using soft tissue skin expander and autogenous rib cartilage framework. RESULTS: Long time follow-up showed that the flap of reconstructed ear was ruddy, soft, with normal sensory function; cartilage framework had no degeneration, absorption and deformation. In addition, the reconstructed ears were coincidence with the normal side on location, form and dimension. CONCLUSIONS: It was a good method for congenital microtia to use soft tissue skin expander together with autogenous rib cartilage framework at present time.

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OBJECTIVE: To explore surgical procedure of congenital microtia. METHODS: Ear reconstruction was made using soft tissue skin expander and autogenous rib cartilage framework. RESULTS: Long time follow-up showed that the flap of reconstructed ear was ruddy, soft, with normal sensory function; cartilage framework had no degeneration, absorption and deformation. In addition, the reconstructed ears were coincidence with the normal side on location, form and dimension. CONCLUSIONS: It was a good method for congenital microtia to use soft tissue skin expander together with autogenous rib cartilage framework at present time.

Key concepts: Microtia, Soft tissue, Medicine, Cartilage, Tissue expansion, Anatomy, Surgery

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