Episode 8: Ear Reconstruction — Cartilage, Framework, and the Most Anatomically Detailed Structure in Plastic Surgery

The ear has 12 named anatomical subunits. Getting them all right requires cartilage carving that takes years to learn and cannot be undone.Rib harvest, framework carving, Medpor vs. cartilage, the temporoparietal fascia flap, Mustardé sutures, and the complications that expose your implant years later. Episode 8 ear reconstruction and otoplasty, from the costal cartilage block to the compressive dressing.