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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Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-09-01
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Series: | JPRAS Open |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352587817300384 |