Reconstruction of the earlobe while preserving its volume following tunnel and plug piercing.

J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg

Department of Plastic, Aesthetic and Hand Surgery, Kreisklinik Ebersberg, Pfarrer-Guggetzer-Str. 3, 85560 Ebersberg, Germany.

Published: April 2015

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