Auditory Canal Inflammation (Otitis Externa): Surgical Therapy

Otitis externa circumscripta

  • Stab incision (making an incision with a scalpel) for delayed rejection.

Otitis externa maligna

  • Ablation of abscesses (“pus cavity”) or bone sequestra (dead pieces of bone).
  • In extreme cases: radical resection (surgical removal) of the ear or petrosectomy.