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Complications According to Surgical Technique
| Conchal Cartilage Graft | Performed | Not Performed |
| Number of ears (patients) | 8 (6) | 5 (4) |
| Number of recurrences | 0 | 1 |
| Surgical flap technique (associated complications) | ||
| Z-plasty | 6 (1 hypertrophic scar) | 3 (none) |
| Trefoil flap | 2 (1 dog-ear deformity and 1 hair growth on flap) | 2 (1 recurrence) |
| Number of severe complications (including flap necrosis) | 0 | 0 |
