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Excision technique for chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis
Author(s) -
Sinclair Peter
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1996.tb01001.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cartilage , anatomy , nodule (geology) , ellipse , trimming , surgery , paleontology , geometry , mathematics , computer science , biology , operating system
SUMMARY This painful nodule of the ear commonly recurs at the tips of the excision ellipse. To minimize this risk, a smooth transition from the normal helical rim to the defect can be achieved by undermining between the skin and cartilage at the ends of the ellipse and trimming the cartilage spikes.