title: Dog ear: an overview of causes and treatment.
abstract: Dog ear is a term used to describe a characteristic puckering of the skin that can occur after surgical wound closure. Every surgeon practising cutaneous surgery should be conversant with dog ears as they are a common and generally preventable problem. They are significant as they may mar an otherwise excellent aesthetic outcome and may, on occasions, require revisional surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Whiston Hospital, Prescot, Merseyside, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jaibaji
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Morton
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Green
mesh_terms: D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D004954:Esthetics; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques