What Is an Earlobe?

The narrow part of the lower part of the auricle is called the ear lobe. Contains connective tissue and fat. It is a common site for acupuncture and clinical blood collection.

The narrow part of the lower part of the auricle is called the ear lobe. Contains connective tissue and fat. It is a common site for acupuncture and clinical blood collection.

Foreign name

auricular lobule

Name

earlobe

Belongs to body parts

ear

Earlobe and disease

Earlobe diagonal wrinkles

Noun source

Name of anatomy, Name of external acupoint

Provenance

Assassination Act

Earlobe plastic surgery

Repair and shaping of earlobe deformity

Ear lobe and ear injury

Ear Guo Hematoma: Contusion of ear ear can often have subchondral hemorrhage, with local swellings, percussion, fluid sensation, and purple-red skin surface. Mild and still small hematomas can be gradually absorbed, disappear by themselves, and also become organic connective tissue. Hematoma is a bacterial culture medium. If it is complicated by infection, fever, severe pain, stiff ears, and extensive inflammatory redness and swelling, the signs of the structure of the ear wheel can completely disappear. If it continues to develop, especially Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection, it can be rapidly purulent, the cartilage will gradually die, the ears will be significantly reduced, and a significant deformity will be formed. It is very difficult to recover.

Earlobe auricle related diseases

The principle of the treatment of auricular hematoma is to use cold compresses in the early 24 hours and place the ice pack on the auricle to prevent blood from continuing to leak. If there is a lot of bleeding, you can puncture the blood aspiration with a thick needle under strict disinfection, but the needle tip should not hurt cartilage. If there is still bleeding after 48 hours, a small incision should be made in the most prominent place of the hematoma in time to exclude all blood accumulation and blood clots. But don't damage the cartilage and apply antibiotics to prevent infection.

Ear and Guo defects: Ear and Guo defects are mostly caused by cutting, tearing, or infection. The laceration should be thoroughly debrided, the original tissue should be preserved as much as possible, suture repair and infection control should be performed, and often good results can be obtained. The deformity of small defects is not obvious, and it is generally not necessary to restore it. The repairer should make full use of the original outer ear tissue, cut the edge of the gap of the defect, cut into an equilateral triangle, and cut smaller on the two sides of the triangle top. Triangularly organize a piece, and then pull both ends toward the center and sew. For larger ear wheel defects, if the ear wheels are still intact, sliding transfer of the posterior lateral flap of the ear ear should be used for repair. If the upper or middle part of the ear is large, most of them use the posterior ear flap and costal cartilage as the material for repairing the defect. If the earlobe is defective, a bag-shaped flap similar in size to the earlobe can be formed on the skin behind the ear opposite the defect, resulting in a new earlobe.

All ears were cut off: All ears were cut off due to trauma. If handled properly, replanting is expected to succeed. The ear Guo has a rich blood supply. There are anterior ear branches of the superficial temporal artery in front of the ear, a branch of the posterior ear artery in the back of the ear for horizontal distribution, and some branches through the ear ear cartilage to the anterior ear tissue. As long as part of the auricle or avulsion is still connected to the skin, especially if the main trunk of the posterior auricular artery is not severed, the avulsion part is sutured in place after cleaning and expansion, and the possibility of survival is greater. For replantation of severed ears, care must be taken to properly treat the injured surface, carefully loosen the suture, and control infection. Local anesthetic drugs should not be added with epinephrine. Postoperatively, dilated blood vessels and anticoagulants should be used, and closely observed.