Patient's question:
Total redness, swelling, and pain after congenital preauricular fistula surgery? Do I need another surgery? How much is the cost? Do I need surgery? How much is the cost?Doctor's answer:
With preauricular fistula infection, asymptomatic cases do not require treatment. If there is an infected inflammation, antibiotic and other anti-infection treatments should be administered, or abscess incision and drainage, local dressing changes, and other treatments should be performed. After the infection is suppressed and the local condition recovers, the fistula resection can be performed. Before the surgery, a small amount of methylene blue is infused into the fistula, and a probe is inserted into the lumen to serve as an indicator. Then, the fistula and its branches are completely removed in one go. If residual fistula infection recurs, it becomes very difficult to perform surgery again.