A New Modified Method of Correcting Cryptotia with a Subcutaneous Pedicled Flap

Summary:. We developed a surgical technique to correct cryptotia using a subcutaneous pedicled flap raised from the retroauricular region. A skin paddle over the caudal part of the auricular sulcus is designed and transferred to the skin defect of the upper posterior surface of the auricle. This pro...

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Main Authors: Rina Hikiami, MD, Natsuko Kakudo, MD, PhD, Naoki Morimoto, MD, PhD, Masakatsu Hihara, MD, Kenji Kusumoto, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2017-10-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001548