What are "Dog Ears" when Referring to a Result of Surgery?

"Dog ears" are simply the excess skin and sometimes soft tissue at the very corners of the incision. This is caused by the excess tissue being bunched up at the very ends of the incision. After excision of an elliptical wedge, the area is closed as a straight line. Sometimes, there is still a small amount of redundant tissue at the very end of the incision, termed "dog ears". It is not uncommon to have these at your incisions immediately after your surgical... more