(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Oman sees around ten cases of ear deformities resulting from trauma every year, and curtailing the rate of road accidents can reduce the number, according to Dr Taimoor al Bulushi, plastic, craniofacial, hand and burn surgeon at Khoula Hospital.
''Ear deformities are common in Oman and the rest of the world. They can be congenital or the result of a traumatic event,'' said Dr Bulushi who is participating in the first international symposium and workshop on ear reconstruction, organised by the plastic, reconstructive and craniofacial surgery department of Khoula Hospital.
The four-day symposium began with a workshop at the hospital on Tuesday.
An international guest faculty from the UK and India delivered lectures at the workshop, which saw the participation of 70 to 80 medical experts from Oman and abroad. During the next three days, the international faculty will carry out surgeries on six to seven patients, and they will be telecast live from the operation theatre for the delegates at the conference hall, said Dr Bulushi.
The symposium was inaugurated by Dr Ali al Mashani, director general of Khoula Hospital, at City Seasons hotel in Al Khuwayr. The ceremony was also attended by Dr Waleed al Zadjali, president of the Oman Medical Association.
''Every year in Oman we get seven to ten cases of congenital ear deformity and around ten cases resulting from trauma. Curtailing the rate of road accidents can reduce the number. The aim of the symposium is to expand our knowledge from the experiences of experts,'' Dr Bulushi said.
Dr Bulushi, also the president of the Oman Society of Plastic Surgeons, said, ''Ear reconstruction is a specialised kind of plastic surgery to make the ear look as real as possible. People who come to us either have partial or complete loss of hearing, and it needs to be addressed by a specialised team. The surgery takes at least six to eight hours and is conducted in two to three stages.''
The patient also needs regular check ups after the surgery for the rest of his life, he adde
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