Obesity can be defined as a major, life-threatening chronic disease that provides detriment to the health and quality-of-life of our modern society [1]. Accumulating evidence suggests that obesity is associated with a dysregulated metabolic and immune

An auricular hematoma is a collection of blood underneath the perichondrium of the ear and typically occurs secondary to trauma.[1] Auricular deformity, commonly known as “cauliflower ear” is the result of untreated or inadequately treated auricular hematoma.

Cauliflower ear is a deformation of the ear typically caused by direct blunt trauma to the auricle and surrounding tissue. Classically experienced by wrestlers or boxers, the condition can be seen in any activity where significant shearing or impact forces