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01-10-2020 | Aesthetic Surgery | Letter to the Editor

Securing Posterior Auricular Incision with Button Headbands in Prominent Ear Patients Wearing Surgical Masks for Self-protection in the Pandemic

Authors: Burak Ozkan, Cagri A. Uysal, Nilgun M. Ertas

Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery | Issue 5/2020

Abstract

In this letter, we describe an attachment on conventional headbands recommended for the postoperative period in prominent ear patients to confidently wear surgical masks without disturbing the posterior auricular incision.

Level of Evidence V

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Title: Securing Posterior Auricular Incision with Button Headbands in Prominent Ear Patients Wearing Surgical Masks for Self-protection in the Pandemic
Authors: Burak Ozkan
Cagri A. Uysal
Nilgun M. Ertas
Publication date: 01-10-2020
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Aesthetic Surgery
Incision
COVID-19
Ear Surgery
Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery / Issue 5/2020
Print ISSN: 0364-216X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5241
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-020-01805-z

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Securing Posterior Auricular Incision with Button Headbands in Prominent Ear Patients Wearing Surgical Masks for Self-protection in the Pandemic

Abstract

Level of Evidence V

Keynote webinar | Spotlight on medication adherence

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Abstract

Level of Evidence V

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