A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.87

v1.c23.87

Fifteen types of split earlobes and their repair are described.¹⁷⁸ Their names are: nemisaṃdhānaka, utpalabhedyaka, vallūraka, āsaṅgima, gaṇḍakarṇa, āhārya, nirvedhima, vyāyojima, kapātasandhika, ardhakapātasandhika, saṃkṣipta, hīnakarṇa, vallīkarṇa, yaṣṭikarṇa, and kākauṣṭhaka. The first ten of these types may be repaired successfully, the treatment of the last five is likely to fail due to complications (16.10). Special procedures to be employed in difficult cases are added (16.11–13).