When cholesteatoma is present, surgery is not optional. Ear surgery can often be done on an outpatient basis, and the postoperative course is usually quite manageable. He has adopted a one-stage approach to the treatment of cholesteatoma, and his patients have had very good results with respect to hearing restoration and control of disease.
Ear surgery is micro-surgery.
A microscope is used. An incision is made in the skin behind the ear. This incision usually heals well and is not visible afterward. This refers to repair of the eardrum and hearing mechanism. The ear drum is raised away from the bone of the ear canal.