Christopher Thompson

ST5 Specialist Registrar

BSc(Hons) MBChB, MRCSEd, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Victoria Hospital, Fife, UK.

Latest Contribution

Photo showing flap delivery through the defect and secured anteriorly.

Auricular reconstruction: flip-flop flap

1 June 2022 | | General Plastic Surgery, Facial Plastic Surgery, Maxillofacial Surgery, Skull Base Surgery

Describing an approach to the straightforward and reliable flip-flop axial flap for reconstruction of the conchal bowl subunit of the auricle. The ‘flip-flop’ flap describes an axial subcutaneous island flap lying between the auricular sulcus and mastoid process. The flap...

Photo showing auricular lesion with excision margin and three-limbed star-pattern design.

Auricular reconstruction: star-pattern reconstruction

30 March 2022 | | Facial Plastic Surgery

We describe our approach to straightforward reconstruction of the peripheral auricle using the established star-pattern design. Skin malignancies developing on the auricle continue to be regarded as high-risk lesions due to their propensity to recur and for lymphatic spread. Greater...