Healing of Tympanomeatal Flap and Tympanic Membrane
At first-month follow-up visit, we found that the tympanomeatal flaps of all 80 patients exhibited good healing, and observed no defects, hyperplasia or granulation. Six months after the operation, all tympanic membranes healed very well, without fissure, perforation or invagination. The area where the extra patch was added healed well, as illustrated by Figure 3.
Within the first two months after operation, some patients exhibited tympanic membrane redness and swelling. In month three the situation was improved with excellent vascularization of the grafts, as shown in Figure 4.