Surgery of the Auricle: Tumors-Trauma-Defects-Abnormalities

1 Basic Principles 1.1 Anatomy of the External Ear 1.2 Anthropometry of the Auricle 1.3 Esthetic Principles of Auricular Reconstruction 1.4 Basic Principles of Plastic Surgery 2 Tumors of the External Ear 3 Trauma and Noninflammatory Processes 4 Classification and Surgery of Auricular Defects 5 Anomalies 5.1 Epidemiology 5.2 Embryology and Classification of Auricular Malformations 5.3 Classification and Surgery of Malformations Involving Excess Tissue* 5.4 Surgical Classification of Auricular Dysplasias 5.4.1 Grade 1 Dysplasias 5.4.2 Grade 2 Dysplasias 5.4.3 Grade 3 Dysplasias 5.4.4 Meatal Stenoses and Atresias 5.4.5 Skin Expansion in Preparation for Auricular (Re)construction 5.5 Unilateral and Bilateral Congenital Aural Atresia 5.5.1 Imaging of Petrous Bone Malformations 5.5.2 Treatment of Middle Ear Malformations: Technique and Results 5.5.3 Surgery of the Middle Ear for Grade 3 Microtia with Congenital Aural Atresia 5.5.4 Hearing Aids in the Treatment of Congenital Aural Atresia 5.6 Bone-Anchored Systems for Hearing Aids (BAHA) and Epithesis Attachment 5.7 Auricular Epitheses 5.7.1 Development of Auricular Epitheses 5.7.2 Epitheses in the Treatment of Auricular Defects 5.8 Maxillofacial Surgical Treatment of Hemifacial Microsomias 5.9 Methods of Epilation 5.10 Tissue Engineering of Human Cartilage 6 Afterword 7 Bibliography 8 Appendix 9 Subject Index