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case_images: 2.5 x 1.5 cm full-thickness defect extending from the right mid-helical crus to the level of Darwin's tubercle that included the skin and cartilage.
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case_images: There was a 2.5 x 1.5 cm full-thickness defect from the right mid-helical crus to the level of Darwin's tubercle that included the skin and cartilage (Figure 1).
case_images: A random pattern flap of retained cheek skin measuring 3.5 x 2.5 cm was elevated and later dressed with antibiotic ointment and gauze to ensure viability and promote maturation for a period of approximately two weeks between stages 1 and 2 of procedure.
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case_images: During completion of the facelift procedure, a 3.5 x 2.5 cm local skin flap of retained preauricular right cheek skin was elevated (Figure 2) and dressed with antibiotic ointment and xeroform gauze.
case_images: A very similar flap in a different patient (obtained with consent) in which in the inferior portion is rotated backwards toward the upper helix and inset on top of the posterior potion of the existing mid-helix to supplement the eminence of the triangular fossa, and the superior portion is then released and inset on the anterior portion of the helix.
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case_images: A very similar flap in another patient (Figure 3) and an illustrated diagram of this flap is included (Figure 4).
case_images: An illustrated diagram of a tubed flap in which in the inferior portion is rotated backwards toward the upper helix and inset on top of the posterior potion of the existing mid-helix to supplement the eminence of the triangular fossa, and the superior portion is then released and inset on the anterior portion of the helix. Illustrator: Mario Victor Ramirez Regalado.
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case_images: A very similar flap in another patient (Figure 3) and an illustrated diagram of this flap is included (Figure 4).