A novel technique of piercing ears

A thick silk or prolene suture (1-0) is passed through lumen of cannula tube, and a knot is secured to keep tube in its place [Figure 1]c. The tube is removed after few weeks, till then the tract gets epithelized. [...] this is a sterile, fast, safe, easy, and reliable technique for ear piercing.

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Published in:Indian journal of plastic surgery 2010-07, Vol.43 (2), p.230-230
Main Authors: Jaiswal, Sumeet, Nishant, Nishant, Kale, SatishM, Patil, SurendraB
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Body piercing
Ears & hearing
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Summary:A thick silk or prolene suture (1-0) is passed through lumen of cannula tube, and a knot is secured to keep tube in its place [Figure 1]c. The tube is removed after few weeks, till then the tract gets epithelized. [...] this is a sterile, fast, safe, easy, and reliable technique for ear piercing.
ISSN:0970-0358
1998-376X
DOI:10.4103/0970-0358.73475