title: Dog-ears: a review.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The closure of any circular or asymmetric wound results in puckering or excess of tissue known as dog-ears.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Facility in managing dog-ears is an invaluable tool in cutaneous surgery due to its common presentation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Methods for correcting dog-ears are extensively detailed in both the plastic and dermatologic surgery literature. This review provides a practical outline of nine methods of dog-ear correction along with pertinent schematic and clinical illustration.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A comprehensive approach to dog-ears requires knowledge of tissue dynamics, adherence to proper surgical technique, and strategies for the management of dog-ears.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A thorough understanding of dog-ear formation and correction allows the surgeon to choose the most appropriate management for dog-ears in any clinical setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Weil Medical College of Cornell University, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA. Nehalk@mskcc.org
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Weisberg
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Nehal
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Zide
mesh_terms: D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014945:Wound Healing