Abstract
Background
Secondary rhinoplasty often involves the addition of autogenous graft material to add volume, structure, support and to camouflage cartilage and bone grafts. A variety of fascias have been used to camouflage, wrap and give “fill” in secondary rhinoplasty. The posterior auricular fascia is a source of material ideal for such purposes, and its quantity, anatomical structure and ease of harvest with minimal donor site morbidity make it a versatile and attractive autogenous graft.
Methods
The clinical records of patients receiving autogenous posterior auricular fascial grafts were reviewed. There were two main uses of this graft material, one was to cover the tip reconstruction in secondary rhinoplasties under thin tip skin. This is a camouflage graft. The second use is for fill and augmentation, especially for the nasal dorsum and as an interpostitional graft between the dorsum and the tip.
Conclusion
The posterior auricular fascial graft has many potential uses in secondary rhinoplasties and is readily harvested as a generous graft concurrent to conchal cartilage harvest and with a concealed scar behind the ear.
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Hodgkinson, D.J., Valente, P.M. The Versatile Posterior Auricular Fascia in Secondary Rhinoplasty Procedures. Aesth Plast Surg 41, 893–897 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-017-0824-0
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