We describe a case of an 81-year-old patient, where we used a new technique for the reconstruction of postauricular defects (of 3 x 4 cm diameter). The swallowtail flap is an advancement flap that allows getting beyond the repair of the defect, providing an excellent aesthetic result because the scar is masked in the neck and retroauricular folds and does not alter the shape and projection of the ear.

Repair of postauricular defects using a new technique: the swallowtail flap / Monarca, Cristiano; Maruccia, Michele; Palumbo, Francesca; Scuderi, Nicolò. - In: IN VIVO. - ISSN 0258-851X. - 25:5(2011), p. 801-2.

Repair of postauricular defects using a new technique: the swallowtail flap

Scuderi, Nicolò
2011-01-01

Abstract

We describe a case of an 81-year-old patient, where we used a new technique for the reconstruction of postauricular defects (of 3 x 4 cm diameter). The swallowtail flap is an advancement flap that allows getting beyond the repair of the defect, providing an excellent aesthetic result because the scar is masked in the neck and retroauricular folds and does not alter the shape and projection of the ear.
2011
Aged
80 and over
Cervicoplasty
Ear Auricle
Humans
Male
Neck
Surgical Flaps
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