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ArticleJournal of maxillofacial and oral surgery2025

Application of Sterile Dressing for Surgical Excision of Postauricular Lesions in Dermatologic Surgery.

Yuanjing Zhang, Ruixue Chang, Chi Zhang

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Article in Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Yuanjing ZhangDepartment of Dermatology and Venereology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui China.
Ruixue ChangDepartment of Dermatology and Venereology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui China.
Chi ZhangDepartment of Dermatology and Venereology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui China.ORCID 0000-0003-0743-2079

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Surgical exposure of postauricular skin lesions is challenging. Method: Using a sterile dressing to expose the location of postauricular: A V-shaped notch (one-third of the side length) is cut at the dressing midline. The auricle is folded and secured within the notch. Result: Folding and fixing the auricle into the dressing notch improves surgical exposure and minimizes contamination risks. Conclusion: The intraoperative use of dressings to expose postauricular skin lesions is a convenient and low-cost method worthy of clinical promotion.

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Exposed surgical areaPostauricular lesionsSterile dressingSurgical excisionV-shaped incision

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PMID40453630
PMCPMC12122972

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