title: Staple closure of the retroauricular donor site.
abstract: Suturing is the usual method employed to close retroauricular skin graft donor sites. We present our 8-year experience with 163 cases demonstrating that such donor sites can be closed with equal efficacy using skin staples. This technique is simple and takes less surgical time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Holmes Hospital, OH 45267.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Kulwin
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Kersten
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Gingold
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hornblass
mesh_terms: D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D004431:Ear, External; D006801:Humans; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013528:Surgical Staplers