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How long should ears be bandaged after otoplasty?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

J. Bartley
J. Bartley*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Green Lane Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr J. Bartley, Department of Otolaryngology, Green Lane Hospital, Green Lane West, Auckland 3, New Zealand. Fax: (09) 631 0770 Email: jbartley@ihug.co.nz
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Abstract

A firm head dressing is usually applied after otoplasty. Some surgeons recommend that the patient should wear the bandage for up to 10 days after surgery. However, these bandages are frequently displaced or come off. Patients complain of reduced hearing, itch and the smell of old blood in the bandages. A case series of 52 patients undergoing bilateral otoplasty who had a head bandage on for only 24 hours was audited prospectively. Minor complications occurred in two patients. A head bandage does not need to remain on for more than 24 hours after otoplasty.

Keywords

Surgery, plasticEar, external - abnormalitiesEar, external - surgeryPost-operative complications

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 112 , Issue 6 , June 1998 , pp. 531 - 532
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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