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Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 6/2005

01-12-2005 | Case Report

Visible Helical Rim Deformity Resulting from Excessive Resection of Postauricular Skin During Otoplasty

Author: Yusuf Kenan Coban

Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery | Issue 6/2005

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Abstract

An unusual deformity resulting from overresection of postauricular skin during otoplasty is presented. To the author’s knowledge, this type of complication after otoplasty has not been described previously.
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Metadata
Title
Visible Helical Rim Deformity Resulting from Excessive Resection of Postauricular Skin During Otoplasty
Author
Yusuf Kenan Coban
Publication date
01-12-2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery / Issue 6/2005
Print ISSN: 0364-216X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5241
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-005-0068-2

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