Acute external otitis after hyaluronic acid injection : a case report
10.3760/cma.j.cn114453-20230515-00106
- VernacularTitle:透明质酸注射术后急性外耳道炎1例
- Author:
Dong WANG
1
;
Yang LIU
;
Guangyu CHEN
;
Jialun LI
;
Yajie ZHANG
Author Information
1. 梅奥整形外科医院（济南）美容外科，济南 250000
- Keywords:
Hyaluronic acid;
Otitis externa;
Absence of ear cartilage;
Lying ear deformity;
Embolism
- From:
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery
2023;39(10):1106-1109
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
A 23-year-old female patient underwent hyaluronic acid injection to treat bilateral decumbent ear deformity in April 2023 in another hospital. She developed dizziness, nausea, vomiting, intense pain in the left ear canal with bleeding fluid outflow, and significant hearing loss in the left ear 12 h after surgery. She was admitted to Jinan Meiao Plastic Surgery Hospital for specialized medical examination and electronic endoscopy after admission. The patient was diagnosed as acute external otitis after hyaluronic acid injection. The patient’s external ear canal was irrigated with drugs, injected with hyaluronidase solution, followed by symptomatic treatment. After 7 days, the patient’s symptoms disappeared, and her hearing was recovered. In clinical application of hyaluronic acid injection, plastic surgeons should strictly follow indications, master the knowledge of hyaluronic acid preparation and the anatomical structure of the injection site, as well as improve injection techniques, to avoid complications. Also, plastic surgeons should be familiar with the emergency treatment of various complications.
