Abstract
Modified post-auricular incision for preserving lesser occipital nerve and great auricular nerve in post-auricular incision in ear surgery
Highlights
Post-auricular incisions are commonly performed for a range of ear surgery, including tympanoplasty and mastoid surgery
In most of the cases, surgery is performed via post-auricular incision, and sensory loss in auricular area is developed after surgery
lesser occipital nerve (LON) emerged from the posterior border of sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM), and was located behind external jugular vein and great auricular nerve (GAN) in every case
Summary
Post-auricular incisions are commonly performed for a range of ear surgery, including tympanoplasty and mastoid surgery. In most of the cases, surgery is performed via post-auricular incision, and sensory loss in auricular area is developed after surgery. The sensory loss could relieve over time slowly, it is reported that 69% of patients undergoing primary surgery experience numbness postoperatively, 26% have continued numbness after at least eight months, and 3% are constantly aware of the sensory deficit and feel distressed [1]. Under such circumstances, reducing postoperative sensory loss in postauricular incision is significantly important to improve quality of patients’ life. There is a lack of solution, the problem does not cause enough attention, and there is no related report
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