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Ear Reconstruction in Post-burn Ear Deformity

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Post-burn ear reconstruction is a challenge for reconstructive and burn surgeons. Depending on the damage, the ear requires a total or partial reconstruction. The anatomy of the external ear is quite simple but still unique. The ear consists of a sandwich of skin, cartilage and skin, and all three layers have to be reconstructed in order to achieve a natural and aesthetically pleasing outcome. In addition to the layered reconstruction, the three-dimensional shape including helix, anti-helix, triangular fossa, concha, tragus and lobule have to be formed. In this chapter, we describe the basic anatomy, history of the ear reconstruction, initial post-burn treatment and principal methods.

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  1. Division of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong

    Andrew Burd

  2. Division of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

    Paul Wurzer & Thomas Rappl

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  1. Division of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

    Lars-Peter Kamolz

  2. Ross Tilley Burn Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Marc G. Jeschke

  3. Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, University Hospital of Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany

    Raymund E. Horch

  4. Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Evangelische Elisabeth Klinik Krankenhau, Berlin, Germany

    Markus Küntscher

  5. Department of Burns & Reconstructive Surgery, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

    Pavel Brychta

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Burd, A., Wurzer, P., Rappl, T. (2020). Ear Reconstruction in Post-burn Ear Deformity. In: Kamolz, LP., Jeschke, M.G., Horch, R.E., Küntscher, M., Brychta, P. (eds) Handbook of Burns Volume 2. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34511-2_20

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