Cauliflower ear is a deformity of the external ear caused by infection or trauma; boxers, wrestlers and Rugby players are prone to this.
This normally occurs when small blood vessels that supply the outer portions of the ear become damaged or blocked by blood clots, this results in permanent deformation of the outer portions of the ear, so that the ear may resemble a "cauliflower".
If the damage and condition already exists if may be able to be treated through cosmetic surgery.
traumatic auricular hematoma, or "Cauliflower ear" is a condition where an injury to the external part of the ear (traumatic), such as the kind that a boxer would get in a fight, causes swelling and the external part of the ear resembles a "cauliflower".
Auricle is the medical term referring to the visible part of the ear.
Otalgia is the medical term meaning ear pain.
Ear ache
outer ear
Otoplasty is surgical repair or reshaping of the ear.
Otectomy
The medical term for absence of the external ear is "anotia." This condition involves complete absence of the external ear.
Otolaryngologist
barotrauma
otiectomy
An otolith, which translated literally means ear stone, is a part of the vestibular system in the ear.
Otitis media is the medical term meaning inflammation of the lining of the middle ear. This condition is what we typically think of as a child's ear infection.