1. Earlobe reconstruction using a Limberg flap in six ears
A. Singh, G. Singh 
British Journal of Plastic Surgery 
Volume 56, Issue 1, Pages (January 2003)
DOI: /S (03)00002-X

2. Figure 1
The earlobe defect (abd) and its unfolded posterior—medial layer (bdc). Also shown is the Limberg flap (ad'ef).
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3. Figure 2
The donor defect has been closed and the Limberg flap transposed. The edge ad' is sutured to the auricular edge ab. The shaded portion of the flap (d'ef) will form the medial—posterior layer.
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4. Figure 3
The shaded portion d'ef has been folded behind ad'f. Point e comes to lie behind point a.
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5. Figure 4
(A) Preoperative view of a patient who had suffered the traumatic loss of an earlobe. (B) The Limberg flap and the inferior edge of the ear have been incised. (C) The donor defect has been closed. The Limberg flap is transposed and ready to be sutured to the incised edge of the ear. The coloured distal portion of the flap will be folded behind the unshaded proximal portion. (D) Immediate postoperative result.
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6. Figure 4
(A) Preoperative view of a patient who had suffered the traumatic loss of an earlobe. (B) The Limberg flap and the inferior edge of the ear have been incised. (C) The donor defect has been closed. The Limberg flap is transposed and ready to be sutured to the incised edge of the ear. The coloured distal portion of the flap will be folded behind the unshaded proximal portion. (D) Immediate postoperative result.
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7. Figure 5
Patient with congenital absence of the earlobe; (A) preoperative view and (B) postoperative result.
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