Reconstruction of retroauricolar surgical defect using the “jigsaw puzzle” advancement flap

Michela Curzio; Vittorio Macchini; Giovanni Di Lella; Antonio Massaro; Giulio Sonego

doi:10.4081/dr.2023.9724

We present the case of a 55-year-old male patient who came to our attention because of a basal cell carcinoma of the right retroauricolar area, near the mastoid-auricle border. The tumor had a size of about 1.5 cm. Repairing retroauricolar surgical defects may be actually very challenging, firstly because an incorrect reconstruction may result in severe deformities which are extremely hard to conceal; so, we decided to employ the “jigsaw puzzle” advancement flap, a versatile flap, firstly successfully used in the reconstruction of a nasal ala defect.

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Curzio, M., Macchini, V., Di Lella, G., Massaro, A., & Sonego, G. (2023). Reconstruction of retroauricolar surgical defect using the “jigsaw puzzle” advancement flap. Dermatology Reports, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2023.9724