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Journal of Plastic Surgery and Transplantation

Volume  3, Issue 1, January-June 2022, Pages 9-11
 

Original Article

Role of Bone Marrow Aspiration Needle in Ear Piercing

Barath Kumar Singh P, 2Ravi Kumar Chittoria

1Senior Resident, 2Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry 605006, India.

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Abstract

Earlobe piercing is a daily Out patient procedure done by a plastic surgeon. Various methods of ear piercing have been described. In this article, we describe a novel method of ear piercing using the Bone marrow aspiration needle which can be adapted and performed easily, cost effective, reusable by autoclaving. A 60 year old female patient underwent an ear piercing using a bone marrow aspiration needle. The ear piercing using this needle will help in reducing the cost to the patient in accessing the expert care at a lower cost. The advantages we noticed while using the bone marrow aspiration needle over conventional methods were more easily adapted and replicated. The disadvantage is the considerable trauma with chance of bleeding


Corresponding Author : Ravi Kumar Chittoria