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Cauliflower ear hardens; any treatment to fix this? (Photos)

savasu17Sep 15, 2016
I recently lived in fl where i met with a specialist & i got surgery on my cauliflower ear they cut it off and stitched my ear to my head or something like that i will provide pictures but over the past 1 year i noticed the cauliflower coming back causing a hard bump which is quiet painful even with the slightest hits to my ear, please help me i need help

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Dr. Francis (Frank) William Rieger, MD (retired)
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Answered on Sep 17, 2016
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