title: Auricular wedge excision revisited: technical refinements to avoid postoperative ear deformities.
authors: Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Ioannina University School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece Department of Plastic Surgery, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors: Efstathios G
authors: EG
authors: Lykoudis
authors: Konstantinos
authors: K
authors: Seretis
authors: Efterpi
authors: E
authors: Demiri
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D054644:Ear Auricle / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards
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