title: A New Modified S-plasty for Skin Defect Closure.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Dog-ear, or standing cone deformity, is a common problem during surgical procedures. Multiple methods have been reported to correct the deformity but most create long scars or excessive normal skin loss.
  
  
  METHODS
  We designed a simple and convenient procedure to remove small- and medium-sized skin defects. Based on mathematical calculations, the procedure is an easily designed surgical technique.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All of our patients healed uneventfully with no significant complications. The procedure not only resulted in a shortened surgical incision and preserved a greater amount of healthy skin, but also left a simple "S-shaped" curvilinear scar with favorable esthetic outcomes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This novel modified S-plasty is a simple tool to successfully remove skin defects, with a low deformity risk.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fuxing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100853, China.
authors.forename: Huxian
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Nanze
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Xiaochun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Xiaojie
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lv
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans