Patient's question:
The anti-inflammatory injection. How much harm will it cause? Which parts will be damaged?Previous treatment history and effectiveness: Had an anti-inflammatory injection for a month for the pre-auricular fistula. How much harm will it cause? Which parts will be damaged? There's no other option besides medication. Can only take medicine for anti-inflammation. Then, regarding the help needed for surgery: How much harm will it cause? Which parts will be damaged?
Doctor's answer:
A preauricular fistula is a common congenital malformation. Patients usually only experience local itching, but sometimes gentle squeezing around the small eye may produce a small amount of slightly foul-smelling white discharge. The treatment for a preauricular fistula primarily involves fistulectomy under local anesthesia. The surgical approach is chosen based on intraoperative anesthesia with methylene blue, the branching or treelike structure of the fistula, etc., whether it is a single complete removal or staged surgery. If the patient fails to properly care for the fistula, recurrent infection and inflammation may occur, requiring treatments such as abscess incision and drainage, local dressing changes, etc. Once the infection is controlled and the local area has fully healed, surgery can be performed again.