An Interlocking Auricular Composite Graft

Abstract

The interlocking auricular composite graft technique permits increased graft stability, with decreased shearing forces of the graft over its recipient bed, and a larger surface area for revascularization, resulting in an increased probability of graft survival. This technique provides an elegant single stage alternative to current reconstructive techniques for full-thickness nasal alar rim defects measuring less than 1.5 cm in diameter.