Reconstruction of a Traumatic Cleft Earlobe Using a Combination of the Inverted V-Shaped Excision Technique and Vertical Mattress Suture Method |
Park, June Kyu
(Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Myong-Ji Hospital)
Kim, Kyung Sik (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Myong-Ji Hospital) Kim, Seung Hong (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Myong-Ji Hospital) Choi, Jun (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Myong-Ji Hospital) Yang, Jeong Yeol (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Myong-Ji Hospital) |
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