I read the paper
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describing this elegant technique with interest. I was however distracted by reference to ‘earlobe’ in the title. Standard reference texts2.
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term this part of the external ear as the earlobule.Whilst it is unfortunately common for this part of the ear to be described as the earlobe, is it not incorrect anatomically?
Could we revert to the correct ‘earlobule’ in future papers in the journal which describe auricular surgery?
References
- Earlobe reconstruction using a Limberg flap in six cases.Br J Plast Surg. 2003; 56: 33-36
- Davies D.V. Davies F. Gray's anatomy descriptive and applied. 33rd ed. Longmans, Green and Co, Ltd, London1962: 1286
- Last R.J. Anatomy, regional and applied. 3rd ed. J and A Churchill, London1963: 644
- Critchley M. Butterworths' Medical Dictionary. 2nd ed. Butterworths, London1978: 1006
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© 2003 The British Association of Plastic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
