title: Facilitation of facial prosthesis placement with tattoo markers: a clinical report.
abstract: Proper repeatable alignment of an adhesive-retained auricular prosthesis may be a difficult challenge. Usually anatomical undercuts, tissue remnants, and scars are used as references to secure a facial prosthesis and provide retention and stability. Repeated application may be hindered when none of these references is present. This clinical report describes a method of using tattoo marks as references to repeatably align the facial prosthesis of a patient with a skin flap reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, GATA Military Training Hospital, Turkey.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gunay
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Erkan
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gurbuzer
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Karayazgan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D004431:Ear, External; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design / Q000379:methods*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013653:Tattooing; D016896:Treatment Outcome