Great Ormond Street Handbook of Congenital Ear ‎Deformities : An Illustrated Surgical Guide

This Great Ormond Street Handbook provides a stepwise illustrated description of the surgical procedures used for correction of congenital deformities of the auricle. The content features over 600 intraoperative high-quality photographs of every step of each of the surgical procedures in addition to photographs of the preoperative planning and preparation.Chapters and topics covered: Microtia reconstruction, Prominent ear correction, Lop ear, Cryptotia, Stahl’s ear, Mirror ear, Cleft earlobe correction, Reconstruction of absent earlobe. Registrars and Residents aswell as more experienced surgeons in the specialties of Plastic Surgery, and Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery will benefit from this useful surgical guide. Cover Page Half Title Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Page Contents Page Foreword Page Preface Page Part I Microtia Reconstruction Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Microtia 1.2 Techniques of Microtia Reconstruction 1.3 The Challenge of Autologous Microtia Reconstruction Chapter 2 First Stage Ear Reconstruction 2.1 Preoperative Preparation 2.2 Cartilage Harvest, Banking and Rib Reconstruction 2.3 Framework Carving 2.4 Skin Approaches (Incisions) 2.5 Postoperative Care 2.6 Complications Chapter 3 Second Stage Ear Reconstruction 3.1 Preoperative Preparation 3.2 Harvest of the Skin Graft 3.3 Elevation of the Cartilaginous Framework 3.4 Covering the Back of Framework by Fascial Flap 3.5 Grafting the Retroauricular Sulcus 3.6 Dressing 3.7 Postoperative Care Chapter 4 Other Procedures for Microtia 4.1 Complementary Procedures 4.2 Ear Splinting to Maintain Ear Projection 4.3 Earlobe Piercing 4.4 Laser Hair Removal from the Helix Part II Otoplasty Chapter 5 Prominent Ears 5.1 History and Evolution of Otoplasty Techniques 5.2 Timing of Otoplasty 5.3 Anatomy of Ear Cartilage 5.4 Prominent Ear Correction Technique 5.5 Preoperative Preparation 5.6 Approach and Exposure 5.7 Creating the Antihelical Fold and Reducing Lobule Protrusion 5.8 Reducing Conchal Depth 5.9 Wound Closure and Dressing 5.10 Postoperative Care 5.11 Complications Chapter 6 Cryptotia 6.1 Cryptotia Correction Technique 6.2 Preoperative Preparation 6.3 Flap Marking and Design 6.4 Z-Plasty 6.5 Postoperative Care Chapter 7 Lop Ear 7.1 Extended Otoplasty Technique Chapter 8 Other Anomalies 8.1 Stahl’s Ear 8.2 Mirror Ear 8.3 Absent Earlobe 8.4 Cleft Earlobe Index This book provides a stepwise illustrated description of the surgical procedures used for correction of congenital deformities of the auricle. Accredited by the Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK.