Treatment of Various Auricular Diseases Using Magnetic Disks.

Seo, Hyo Seuk; Hong, Yoon Gi; Chang, Choong Hyun

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 2007;34(3):371-376.
Published online May 1, 2007.

Treatment of Various Auricular Diseases Using Magnetic Disks.

Hyo Seuk Seo, Yoon Gi Hong, Choong Hyun Chang

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. eppeen@hanmail.net

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.

Keywords: Magnetic disks; Auricular diseases