小耳畸形TheNagataTechnique•BackgroundFirstintroducedin1993,theNagatatechniquehasenjoyedwidesuccessasanalternativetotheBrenttechnique
Itsmajoradvantageliesinitstwo-stagedapproach•ThefirststageoftheNagatatechniqueinvolves:1
Fabricationandinsertionofacartilageframework2
TranspositionofthelobuleThisroughlycorrespondstothefirstthreestagesoftheBrenttechniqueFirstStageUsetheipsilateral6th–9thcostalcartilagesinfabricatingtheframeworkHarvestingofthecostalcartilages•Theframeworkisconstructedinthreedistinctlevelsor“floors”1
Firstfloor:thecrushelicis、fossatriangularis2
Secondfloor:thescapha3
Thirdfloor:thehelix、antihelix、tragus,antitragusFabrication–The6thand7thisbaseframe–The8thisthehelixandcrushelicis–The9thisthesuperiorcrus,inferiorcrus、andantihelixInsertthecartilageframework1
A“W”incisiononlobuleremna