Mastoidectomy is a surgery of the ear to remove diseased bone and tissue – Cholesteatoma. During your first visit you will undergo an otoscopic examination , an audiogram and a CT of the temporal bone. Based on your investigations Dr Abhineet will discuss with you the treatment which could be any of the following :
1. Closed Tympanomastoidectomy
2. Open Tympanomastoidectomy

Dr Abhineet believes in hearing reconstruction at the primary surgery and only if there is extensive destruction of the hearing bone ,will he advise a staged reconstruction .

Mastoidectomy is a type of ear surgery performed to extirpate ear infection or cholesteatoma. This is a condition called the “ unsafe” ear because if left unattended, it can progress to pus formation in adjacent areas like the brain and neck. Occasionally, this becomes life threatening.

The main objective of mastoidectomy is:

Complete removal of the infection by a meticulous ear surgery of the middle ear as well as the mastoid bone to prevent complications and recurrence ( recidivism).

It maybe combined with surgery for hearing restoration depending on the severity of the infection; else surgery for hearing restoration is deferred as a second procedure.

The most troublesome sequalae of this surgery is a persistant discharging ear. Dr. Abhineet Lall adopts advanced techniques derived from honing his skills in centres of excellence such that his patients have a dry ear.