Cosmetic treatment for cup ear / 中华医学美学美容杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the method and efficacy of repairing cup ear deformity.Methods The mild cup ears were corrected by V-Y advanced flaps and retroauricular flaps(seventeen ears),and the severe cup ears corrected by rotate composite flaps of concha auriculae and retroauricular flaps(six ears).The donor defects were sutured in place in seven cases and repaired by skin grafting in six cases.From March 2000 to November 2005,sixteen cases(twenty-three ears),eleven patients were male and five female,with age range from eight to thirty-six years,were treated by the procedures mentioned above.Among them,twelve cases were mild cupping(five bilateral ears) and four cases severe cupping(two bilateral ears).Results All flaps survived with primary healing after operation.Follow-up from six months to two years showed that all the patients had achieved satisfactory appearance of external ear and obvious improvement of contour of auricle and cavity of concha.Conclusion V-Y advanced flap and rotate composite flap are effective methods for the correction of cup ear deformity.The rational using of retroauricular flap and fixation of contour of auricle and cavity of concha are also the key points for the operation.