Elastase-Treated Auricular Cartilage: Feasibility as a Substitute for Native Tarsus

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Elana Meer · University of California, San Francisco

Kendall Goodyear · University of California, Los Angeles

Joseph Park · University of California, Los Angeles

Somaye Jafari · University of California, Los Angeles

Kanish Mirchia · Ospedale San Giacomo Apostolo

Joseph L. Demer · Doheny Eye Institute

Justin N. Karlin

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Grossly, elastase treatment increased cartilage flexibility and, microscopically, increased chondrocyte lacunae and decreased the density of the interterritorial matrix, relative to controls.

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Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques Ear Surgery and Otitis Media

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Published in: Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

DOI: 10.1097/iop.0000000000003103

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Elastase-Treated Auricular Cartilage: Feasibility as a Substitute for Native Tarsus

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