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The treatment of prominent ears: A 25-year survey of the island technique

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The authors report on a 25-year retrospective study of 488 cases of prominent (protruding) ears corrected by the island technique of Pitanguy.

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  1. Rua Dona Mariana, 65, 22280, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

    Ivo Pitanguy, Paulo Müller, Nelson Piccolo, Eduardo Ramalho & Rita Solinas

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Pitanguy, I., Müller, P., Piccolo, N. et al. The treatment of prominent ears: A 25-year survey of the island technique. Aesth. Plast. Surg. 11, 87–93 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01575492

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