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. 2013 Jul;40(4):468-9.
doi: 10.5999/aps.2013.40.4.468. Epub 2013 Jul 17.

Earrings Embedded within Earlobe Keloids

Ji Hae Park  1 , Tae Hwan Park, Choong Hyun Chang
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Earrings Embedded within Earlobe Keloids

Ji Hae Park et al. Arch Plast Surg. 2013 Jul.
No abstract available

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No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
A right earlobe keloid; sessile-type single nodular pattern based on Chang-Park classification (type II).
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
A left earlobe keloid; sessile-type single nodular pattern based on Chang-Park classification (type II).
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
Earrings embedded within the earlobe keloids.
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