Aquired defects of the auricle

Defects resulting from accidents

 * careful débridement of the wound, an effort to preserve intact cartilage
 * reconstructive procedures: composite graft, covering of exposed cartilage with temporoparietal flap, insertion of cartilage into subcutaneous pocket, replantation (rich vascularization is an advantage)

Defects resulting from tumor removal

 * sickle + star-shaped excision → reduction of auricle x without deformities

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