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There are often some difficult surgical operations.
Plastic surgery for cauliflower ear deformity is a very difficult operation, which is usually carried out after the inflammation is completely dissipated and the condition is stable. It can be cut at 0.5 cm along the edge of the helix on the front side of the auricle, carefully peeled off between the uneven skin and cartilage to form a flap, exposing the deformed cartilage, and then thinning, loosening or shaping the thickened cartilage appropriately to make it conform to the original anatomical shape. Finally, the flat flap is covered on the cut cartilage surface, and the redundant part is removed. After suturing the incision, according to the convex and concave shape of the auricle, cotton balls or soft gauze should be properly filled, and then pressure should be applied to bandage it. The peeling range of the flap should not be too wide, otherwise it will be necrotic due to blood supply disorder. Therefore, it often takes many operations to complete the plastic surgery of cauliflower ears, and the final surgical effect is often disappointing. There is almost no perfect repair effect in clinic.
Severe cauliflower ear deformity, although cartilage necrosis is more, but the skin tissue is often loose, can be repaired by autologous costal cartilage transplantation to form an ear bracket. For cauliflower ears with relatively insufficient skin, because the earlobe is often complete, the deformed part of the upper part of the auricle can be removed and the earlobe can be reserved for auricle reconstruction.
postoperative care
1, after ear surgery, patients should prevent sewage (when washing hair, showering and swimming) from entering the ear to avoid secondary infection in the surgical cavity.
2, pay attention to keep warm, try not to catch a cold, so as to avoid otitis media.
3. If you have facial paralysis, you can't close your eyes tightly. In order to protect the cornea, you should apply eye ointment and wear an eye mask at night.