title: Split-thickness skin graft in nonhelical ear reconstruction.
abstract: Defects of the nonhelical ear after skin cancer extirpation can be challenging. When other reconstructive options are not optimal, split-thickness grafting is an easy and effective technique for successful aesthetic and functional restoration of the ear.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA. hendi.ali@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hendi
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Brodland
mesh_terms: D004426:Ear Deformities, Acquired / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D004431:Ear, External / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*