What is auricular cartilage grafting?
Auricular cartilage grafting is taking cartilage from the ear to reconstruct the nose. Typically grafts are taken from the concha cymba and cavum of the ear (MARKED IN RED) to remove cartilage without changing the overall shape of the ear. The skin of the ear is intact. What are the techniques to remove cartilage from me ear? An anterior or posterior approach are the two most common methods. In the anterior approach, the surgeon will make scar on the front surface of the ear. In the posterior approach, the surgeon will make the scar on the posterior surface of the ear. Dr. Shah prefers the posterior approach because the scar is better concealed. In addition, Dr. Shah feels it is a more predicatable method to remove auricular perichondrium. Auricular perichondrium is the “carpet of the ear”. This carpet can be used to soften the use of grafts and make them much less visible. Why is perichondrium so important? Perichondrium offers the surgeon a permanent solution to graft and tip camoufl
