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Reconstruction of the post burn ear

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The reconstruction of the human ear is a considerable challenge for the Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeon. This challenge is considerably increased when the need for reconstruction is due to damage following burn injury. The external ear is conceptually simple; a sandwich of skin, cartilage and skin. However the construction of the ear; the curves, the folds, the shape and the placement give a complexity, a grace, an elegance that is impossible to fully reconstruct. In this chapter I will first describe the anatomy of the normal ear and then discuss the management of the acute ear burn. Prevention is always better than cure. When a patient does present, however, with an ear burn then an assessment of the damage and a risk/benefit analysis of potential reconstructions is essential. At the very outset it is important to listen carefully to the patient’s concerns and their expectations.

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

    Andrew Burd M.D.

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  1. Plastische, Aesthetische und Rekonstruktive Chirurgie, Landesklinikum Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria

    Lars-Peter Kamolz M.D., M.Sc

  2. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Marc G. Jeschke M.D., Ph.D.

  3. Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Plastisch- und Handchirurgische Klinik, Erlangen, Germany

    Raymund E. Horch M.D., Ph.D.

  4. Evangelische Elisabeth Klinik Krankenhausbetriebs gGmbH, Berlin, Germany

    Markus Küntscher M.D., Ph.D.

  5. Prednosta Kliniky popálenin, a rekonstrukcní chirurgie, FN Brno, Czech Republic

    Pavel Brychta M.D., Ph.D., C.Sc.

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Burd, A. (2012). Reconstruction of the post burn ear. In: Kamolz, LP., Jeschke, M.G., Horch, R.E., Küntscher, M., Brychta, P. (eds) Handbook of Burns. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-0315-9_18

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