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Korean Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (대한두개안면성형외과학회)
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The cover of an ear thermometer probe as a split-thickness skin graft mold in external auditory canal reconstruction

  • Chae Rim Lee (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Sungyeon Yoon (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Ji Hun Kim (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Jangyoun Choi (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Kyoung Ho Park (Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Deuk Young Oh (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
  • Received : 2023.03.31
  • Accepted : 2023.08.10
  • Published : 2023.08.20
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Abstract

Maintaining the patency of the external auditory canal (EAC) during reconstruction is important because of its physiological role in hearing and immunological protective functions. The curved shape of the EAC presents a challenge when performing a skin graft. One of the key points for a successful skin graft is to ensure compression on the wound bed, and many novel methods, including prefabricated ear molds, have been reported for this purpose. In this study, we present a case of a skin graft performed to reconstruct a skin defect following excision of actinic keratosis in the EAC, using the cover of an ear thermometer probe as a mold for the graft to match the curvature of the EAC. This is an economical and practical method for secure compression dressing of a skin graft in the EAC.

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