Analysis of surgical treatments for earlobe keloids: Analysis of 174 lesions in 145 patients

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Ogawa, Rei ^a   Huang, Chenyu ^b   Akaishi, Satoshi ^b   Dohi, Teruyuki ^b   Sugimoto, Atsuko ^b   Kuribayashi, Shigehiko ^b   Miyashita, Tsuguhiro ^b   Hyakusoku, Hiko ^b  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EAR DISEASE; EXTERNAL EAR; HUMAN; KELOID; EAR DISEASES;

EAR DISEASES; EAR, EXTERNAL; HUMANS; KELOID;

EID: 84887289372     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182a4c35e     Document Type: Article

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