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Otoplasty (surgery of the ear) was developed in ancient India and is described in the medical compendium, the Sushruta Samhita (Sushruta's Compendium, c. 500 AD).The book discussed otoplastic and other plastic surgery techniques and procedures for correcting, repairing and reconstructing ears, noses, lips, and genitalia that were amputated as criminal, religious, and military punishments.
A seroma is usually caused by surgery. Seromas are particularly common after breast surgery [3] (e.g., mastectomy), [4] abdominal surgery, and reconstructive surgery. It can also be seen after neck surgery, [1] thyroid and parathyroid surgery, [5] and hernia repair. [2] The larger the surgical intervention, the more likely that seromas form.
The technique is used for protuberant "lop" ears to correct the problem in the least invasive way. From the back of the ear, permanent, non-absorbable sutures (called by Fritsch "retention sutures") are placed invisibly into the cartilage of the external ear pinna with a unique technique, whereby the stitch passes in and out of the same needle hole achieve the desired pathway for the suture to ...
The "Live with Kelly and Ryan" co-host revealed this week that she got plastic surgery on her earlobes after her "earholes tore all the way through" and left her ears "hanging like gauges."
Reconstructive surgery to treat hearing loss is considered as an option for children older than five, [29] with a cosmetic surgical procedure to reduce the size or change the shape of the ear is called an otoplasty. The initial medical intervention is aimed at assessing the baby's hearing and the condition of the ear canal, as well as the ...
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Perichondral hematoma and consequently cauliflower ear are diagnosed clinically. This means that the medical provider will make the diagnosis by using elements of the history of the injury (examples: participation in contact sports, trauma to the ear, previous similar episodes) and combine this with findings on physical exam (examples: tenderness to the area, bruising, deformation of the ear ...
Chicago Bulls point guard Lonzo Ball had another surgery on his left knee, the third procedure in the last 14 months. Ball underwent a cartilage transplant on March 20. Uncertainty has shrouded ...