Abstract 2. Salvage Ear Reconstruction of the Unsatisfied Patient

Abstract: Patient-Specific 3D Models for Autogenous Ear Reconstruction

INTRODUCTION: Smoking has been associated with increased wound healing complications and overall morbidity in multiple specialties, including plastic surgery.1 From 2005–2014, the smoking rate among U.S. adults decreased from 20.9% to 16.8%.2 This study aims to investigate first, whether smoking prevalence in the plastic surgery patient population paralleled the declining national trend and sec...

[Reconstruction of the ear in the burns patient].

Face burns are a singular pathology with great functional and psychological impact in the patients suffering them. The ears play a fundamental role in personal interactions and damage to this organ results in physical and emotional distress. The reconstructive treatment of the burned ear is a challenge. Multiple procedures have been described to achieve success in the reconstruction of the burn...

the impact of using inspirational quotes on abstract vocabulary recall

the present study is an attempt to investigate the potential impact of inspirational quotes on improving english abstract vocabulary recall. to achieve this goal, a multiple choice language proficiency test of 60 items including vocabulary and grammar component was administered to a sample of 63 second-semester male and female students whose age ranged between 17 to 22 and they were studying en...

Reconstruction of the ear

A 2-stage ear reconstruction for microtia.

OBJECTIVE To introduce our 2-stage reconstruction of microtia method, which results in a natural-looking contour of the reconstructed ears, one of the most demanding challenges in facial plastic surgery. METHODS In the first stage, the 3-dimensional cartilage framework is fabricated. The skin flap and retroauricular fascial flap are elevated in the mastoid area. Then the framework is wrapped ...