title: The turn-over flap for repair of an iatrogenic hole of the concha.
abstract: We report a rare case of an iatrogenic hole of the concha and antehelix, resulting from a tight postoperative dressing, successfully repaired by a local postauricular turn-over flap. The technique is very simple and gave a very good cosmetic result.
authors.affiliation: Al-Babtain Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery, Kuwait. raeafo@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Raeaf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: El Kollali
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ghoneim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D054644:Ear Auricle / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing