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Abstract
A traditional custom has been employed in a design of a new technique to expand a rudimentary auricle. The technique involves a full thickness incision of the blob of tissue and positioning of a spacer which is gradually expanded by means of a conical obturator. The technique provides a large amount of local tissue that can be used in helix and ear lobe reconstruction. An illustrative case is reported.
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© 1987 The Trustees of British Association of Plastic Surgeons. All rights reserved. Published by Elsevier Inc.
