A Case of Cochlear Implant Replacement Requiring Full-Thickness Skin Grafting

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader A Case of Cochlear Implant Replacement Requiring Full-Thickness Skin Grafting Via ear nose throat Ear Nose Throat J. 2021 Mar 23:145561321996837. doi: 10.1177/0145561321996837. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Cochlear implants improve the quality of life of patients with bilateral severe sensorineural hearing loss. Normally, patients with cochlear implants can continue to use the devices for years without any complications. However, equipment failure or infection at the implant site could develop in some patients, and this might often necessitate implant replacement. Alt hough cochlear implant replacement surgery itself is not a major risk in most cases, extensive tissue resection will be required in cases involving infection, and the insertion site of the temporal bone implant will need to be changed. We encountered a case of skin necrosis at the temporal bone implant site caused by constant external irritation from the temple of an eyeglass frame. The patient underwent cochlear implant replacement surgery involving full-thickness skin grafting from the abdomen. Thereafter, the patient's condition improved. Full-thickness skin grafting can be useful in cases of extensive skin defects encountered during cochlear implant replacement. PMID:33752464 | DOI:10.1177/0145561321996837 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.