A variation of Mohs' surgery using the CO2 laser is described. The modification combines the best features of the fresh‐and fixed‐tissue techniques and eliminates their disadvantages.
Pseudocyst of the auricle is an uncommon, asymptomatic swelling of the ear, resulting from an accumulation of fluid within an unlined intracartilaginous cavity. Numerous therapeutic approaches have been employed in the past with variable success. In this paper we utilized a procedure comprising aspiration of the cystic structure followed by compression with bolstered sutures, with complete resolution of the lesion.
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