Creating a re-expanded prefabricated island flap constructed with an anastomosed vascular pedicle for burned ear reconstruction: a case report.

ABSTRACT: The combined use of various flap techniques has rapidly improved the reconstruction quality of auricle defects that are complicated by a scarcity of periauricular skin after severe burns. Nevertheless, there is still no preferable method when the optimal alternative skin to cover the auricular framework is unavailable and the periauricular vascular network is devastated. Copious scars were observed in the periauricular region, neck, forearm, and supraclavicular region of a 19-year-old man. He had been burned by high-voltage electricity and exhibited a right auricular defect. We innovatively created a prefabricated expanded island flap constructed with an anastomosed vascular pedicle buried in the anterior thoracic chest, followed by flap transfer, tissue re-expansion, and sculpted autologo

SUBMITTER: Chen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9761120 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature