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A technique to take an auricular composite graft from the scapha and its repair using a retroauricular subcutaneous pedicle flap is described. Not only can this procedure remove the composite graft without auricular deformity, but it is also useful for covering small auricular defects after trauma or tumor excision.
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Sawada, Y., Nakajima, T. & Yoshimura, Y. Auricular composite graft from the scapha and its repair using a retroauricular subcutaneous pedicle flap. Aesth. Plast. Surg. 11, 53–54 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01575484
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01575484