Treatment of Various Auricular Diseases Using Magnetic Disks.
- Author:
Hyo Seuk SEO
1
;
Yoon Gi HONG
;
Choong Hyun CHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. eppeen@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Magnetic disks;
Auricular diseases
- MeSH:
Anesthesia, Local;
Body Piercing;
Cicatrix, Hypertrophic;
Ear;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Necrosis;
Osteochondroma;
Recurrence
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
2007;34(3):371-376
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The earlobe is one of the areas which are most vulnerable to trauma. Various auricular diseases need compression treatment. We report a new compression method using magnetic disks. METHODS: Seventeen patients with auricular diseases were treated from October 2002 to September 2006. The mean age was 29.1 years. The diseases details were osteochondroma in 2 patients; cauliflower's ears in 2 patients; acute otohematoma in 1 patient; and hypertrophic scars in 11 patients. The most common cause of their disease was ear piercing. The mean follow-up period was 8.9 months. All surgical procedures were performed under local anesthesia. To compress immediately, a pair of magnetic disks was applied to the anterior and posterior surface of the earlobe. RESULTS: The results were generally good. Major complications, such as recurrence, necrosis, dehiscence, or infection, did not occur. CONCLUSION: A pair of magnetic disks are useful compression tool in various auricular diseases.
