J Korean Soc Plast Reconstr Surg.  2007 May;34(3):371-376.

Treatment of Various Auricular Diseases Using Magnetic Disks

• Seo HS
• Hong YG
• Chang CH

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.

Keyword

Magnetic disks; Auricular diseases

MeSH Terms

Anesthesia, Local
Body Piercing
Cicatrix, Hypertrophic
Ear
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Necrosis
Osteochondroma
Recurrence