DOI: 10.36347/sasjs.2022.v08i03.003

Pages: 77-79

The pinna is a common site of malignancies and traumatic injuries. The topography of the pinna along with the cartilage with the auricle's tenuous blood supply, present a challenge in reconstructing partial defects of the pinna. The reconstructed ear must match the opposite ear in size, shape and the axis. The goal is to recreate a three-dimensional pinna that is symmetric to the opposite side and as normal as possible. The decision as to which technique is used depends on the size, the injured soft tissue components, and the location of the defect. In this paper, we describe the reconstruction of a congenital defect of the middle third of the helix using the Eave’s skin flap.