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Southern Cross Gillies Hospital - Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery
Private Surgical Service, ENT/ Head & Neck Surgery
Tympanoplasty
This operation is performed through the ear canal with an operating microscope. An incision (cut) is made in the middle ear to view the perforated eardrum, the ear drum is elevated away from the ear canal and lifted forward. A graft of tissue closes the perforation, and the ear is stitched together.