The Cartilage-Sparing Versus the Cartilage-Cutting Technique: A Retrospective Quality Control Comparison of the Francesconi and Converse Otoplasties

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 446-453

  Kompatscher, Peter ^a   Schuler, C H ^a   Clemens, S ^a   Seifert, Burkhardt ^a   Beer, Gertrude M ^a,b  

^a University Hospital ^*

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Evaluation of surgical results; Otoplasty Protruding ears; Quality control

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVERSE OTOPLASTY; EAR CARTILAGE; EAR RECONSTRUCTION; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FRANCESCONI OTOPLASTY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 2442515458     PISSN: 0364216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00266-003-3062-6     Document Type: Article

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