Management of Partial Ear Amputation due to Bull Attack: Case Report

Unprovoked animal attack injuries in the facial region are not frequent in the emergency departments of Venezuelan hospitals, especially bull attacks, so there are no established management protocols. Injuries to the auricular pavilions, whether lacerations, avulsions or partial amputations, are wounds that require a detailed evaluation to make appropriate decisions for their approach, especially when talking about animal attack wounds, which require a detailed evaluation, adequate irrigation and cleaning of the wound to obtain a good postoperative prognosis. We present the case of a male patient who suffered a bull goring attack, generating multiple facial trauma where bilateral partial amputation of both pinnae was observed, wounds that were treated several hours after the incident with great success, repositioning both pinnae and restoring the function and aesthetics of the area.