Muscle versus Fasciocutaneous Free Flaps in Lower Extremity Traumatic Reconstruction: A Multicenter Outcomes Analysis.

in performing the autologous procedure,4 which the authors themselves recognize as the optimal procedure, and its steep learning curve should not deter plastic surgeons from mastering autologous reconstruction. Finally, although this new technology is exciting and innovative, is the technology available everywhere in the world, especially in those countries with the highest incidence of microtia? Many of these patients live in regions with limited access to medical care and scarce resources, and travel to countries where this technology may be available in the future is unlikely. Moreover, what is the cost of such technologies? What would the learning curve for the physicians be? We agree with Chen et al. that new technologies that allow low-cost, safe, high-quality ear reconstruction would be welcome, with the main focus of improving the overall auricular framework definition. DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000004392