Prophylactic Z-plasty - correcting helical rim deformity from wedge excision

Kim, P.

Australian Family Physician 39(9): 649-650

2010


ISSN/ISBN: 0300-8495
PMID: 20877769
Document Number: 647464
Wedge excision is a popular and well documented surgical method for treating a wide range of skin lesions and cancers of the ear in the general practice setting. In the majority of cases, this is a simple and cosmetically pleasing treatment. However, it may create helical rim deformity. This article describes a simple method of preventing such deformity using prophylactic Z-plasty.

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