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The long-term use of surgical masks to combat coronavirus disease 2019 may irritate the skin. A 67-year-old man developed a laceration on the auricle due to prolonged wearing of a mask. The patient had poor self-management skills and was required to wear masks. The torn auricular cartilage was surgically repaired. At four months post-operation, the auricular morphology had improved, and the scar was no longer visible. Continuous wearing of surgical masks can increase the risk of lacerations on the auricle, which can be sutured and healed within a short period. The proper use of regular breaks from masks is recommended. A medical device-related pressure ulcer of the auricle associated with surgical mask use is likely to occur in the left auricle of men with psychiatric disorders.
(a, b) Left auricle: auricular cartilage is torn. (c) Right auricle: fistula in the triangular fossa.
