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Pre-operative views of a subtotally amputated left ear. Only a 5-mm skin pedicle connected the amputated ear to the lobule. The helix, antihelix and a part of the choncha were completely amputated.
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F1
Only a 5-mm wide skin pedicle, which connected the amputated ear to the inferior part of the lobule, was left intact (Figure 1).
In order to relieve venous congestion, the reattached ear was bled intermittently for 3 days.
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F2
Venous congestion was seen just after the operation and intermittent bleeding was performed especially in the upper part of the segment to improve circulation for three days (Figure 2).
Two months post-operatively: natural appearance of the ear after primary reattachment without vascular anastomosis.
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F3
After two months, the replanted auricle healed completely and, compared to the right ear, the reconstructed ear had the same two-point discrimination sensitivity (Figure 3).