Staple closure of the retroauricular donor site.
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.
Kulwin
D R
DR
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Holmes Hospital, OH 45267.
Kersten
R C
RC
Gingold
M P
MP
Hornblass
A
A
D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D004431:Ear, External; D006801:Humans; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013528:Surgical Staplers