Survival of An Avulsed Auricle Attached by A Tenuous Subcutaneous Pedicle.

Park, Chul; Oh, Yeon Woong; Yoo, Won Min

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Original Article

Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 1999;26(1):180-182.
Published online January 1, 1999.

Survival of An Avulsed Auricle Attached by A Tenuous Subcutaneous Pedicle.

Chul Park, Yeon Woong Oh, Won Min Yoo

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of medicine, Yonsei university.

Abstract

Two avulsed ears attached by very narrow subcutaneous pedicles were repaired with only cutaneous sutures and showed complete survival. The results showed that the entire auricle could be fully vascularized by just a single small vascular branch. This clinical result is compatible with our previous findings in anatomical study concerning arterial supply of the auricle.

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