The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology

The Accessory Tragus—No Ordinary Skin Tag

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JACK E. SEBBEN M.D.

Jack E. Sebben, M.D., is Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, California.

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JACK E. SEBBEN M.D.,

Corresponding Author

JACK E. SEBBEN M.D.

Jack E. Sebben, M.D., is Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, California.

Address reprint requests to Jack E. Sebben, M.D., 1020 29th Street, Suite 480, Sacramento, CA 95816.Search for more papers by this author

First published: March 1989

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1524-4725.1989.tb03164.x

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Abstract. An accessory tragus can easily be treated by surgical excision. The results are quite satisfactory if care is taken to remove any protuberant portion of underlying cartilage. This lesion is rarely associated with other developmental defects of the first branchial arch.

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March 1989

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