A versatile flap for reconstruction of partial pinna defects – The preauricular flap

Background: Skin cancer very frequently involves the pinna, as this part of the body is vulnerably exposed to sun. Reconstructive options following excision are few due to hair bearing skin around. The most common method is a full thickness skin graft. There are flaps described from the posterior as...

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Main Author: Rajshree Jayarajan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:JPRAS Open
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352587817300384