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Polyethylene Ear

Reconstruction

Complications

INTRAOPERATIVE

 Superficial temporal artery injury

 Insufficient flap size

 Frontal branch of CNVII injury

 Implant malposition

EARLY (within 2 months)

 Infection
Exposure with
 Haematoma infection may

end up
 Seroma requiring

 Skin graft/ flap loss removal of
implant to
 Exposure (7.3%) control the
infection in the
 Alopecia worst scenario.

LATE

 Fracture (2.7%)

 Late exposure

 Late infection

 Implant descent

 Alopecia

Reinisch et al. Facial Plast Surg. 2009 Aug