MARCO ISLAND, FL—A procedure in which a hematoma in the ear is repaired through definitive incision and drainage appears to result in good cosmetic outcomes, researchers reported at the combined sections meeting of the Triological Society.
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April 2007Kenneth Iverson, BS, a medical student at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia, said that hematomas form in the ears generally due to blunt trauma—the kind of trauma that is associated with contact sports injuries, accidents, or barroom discussions gone bad.
“Complications that can arise from these injuries include infection, cartilage necrosis, and the dreaded cauliflower ear,” he said in an oral presentation.