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Report of Four Cases

EDWARD H. MANDEL, M.D.

AMA Arch Derm Syphilol. 1954;69(4):500-502.

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Although the existing methods^* for piercing ears are generally satisfactory, they have certain disadvantages which can, at times, complicate an otherwise simple procedure. The suture method, for example, which consists of placing sutures in the ear lobules, has the following drawbacks:

1. The suture tract frequently becomes secondarily infected and painful.
   
2. The sinus tract created is not always easily penerated by the earrings, and a false passage may occur.
   
3. The suture material must be worn for 7 to 10 days.
   

Author Affiliations
NEW YORK

From the Department of Dermatology and Syphilology, The New York Medical College, Dr. Eugene F. Traub, Director.

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