Correction of Cryptotia Using Combined Method of Fukuda and Onizuka.

Yang,  Jeong Yeol; Moon,  Jae Won; Cho,  An Young; Ro,  Gyeong; Lee,  Seung Chan; Cheon,  Ji Seon

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Journal of the Korean Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2004;10(2):105-110.
Published online September 1, 2004.

Correction of Cryptotia Using Combined Method of Fukuda and Onizuka.

Jeong Yeol Yang, Jae Won Moon, An Young Cho, Gyeong Ro, Seung Chan Lee, Ji Seon Cheon

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chosun University College of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea. jyyang@chosun.ac.kr

Abstract

Cryptotia is a relatively common congenital anomaly in orientals. It is charaterized by obliteration of auriculocephalic sulcus and buried ear cartilage of upper pole beneath the scalp skin. In addition, there is often a posterior displacement of the superior crus of antihelix. The goals of surgical correction are the coverage of skin deficit, deepening of the auriculocephalic sulcus and the correction of deformed cartilage. Some authors stressed a tendency for the superior portion of the auricle to spring back to the original portion after surgery. We have devised a surgical method to prevent recurrence of the cartilagenous deformity using combined method of Fukuda and Onizuka. From March in 2001 to Jan, 2004, We have repaired 6 cryptotic deformities in 5 patients including one bilateral cryptotia. Between them We used combined method of Fukuda and Onizuka in 4 severely deformed cryptotic superior ear cartilage correction with satisfactory results. Single Fukuda's method was used in 2 mildly deformed cryptotias. The combined method composed of Z-plasty incision for skin releasing, and incision along the crus and then flattened the crus by mattress suture, multiple incisions in the back of the superior crus and then grafting the piece of conchal cartilage producing a splinting to hold the crus out in a smooth, curved configuration for the correction of the superior portion of the deformed ear. The results were remarkable improvement of profile in severely deformed cryptotia. And so this combined method is useful method for the correction of severely deformed cartilage in cryptotia.

Key Words: Nose, Cryptotia, Fukuda's method, Onizuka's method, Combined method

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