A Case of Recurrent Preauricular Cyst Treated with Retroauricular Transposition Flap Using Superior Auricular Artery / 대한이비인후과학회지

ABSTRACT

The retroauricular flap has been known as a useful material for reconstruction of nose, auricle, and other facial area. A key point of success using a retroauricular flap in the reconstruction surgery is the preservation of feeding artery. This method also has advantages of co-transplantation of hair, a good color match for the face, and of not having to leave a conspicuous donor site. Two main blood vessels of retroauricular flap are posterior auricular and superior auricular artery. Although the former has been widely used, the retroauricular transposition flap using the latter is easier and time-saving than other techniques in the reconstruction of anterosuperior defect of auricle. Recently, we experienced a case of recurrent preauricular cyst, reconstructed with retroauricular transposition flap using superior auricular artery and report this case with literature review.