Category: ear reconstruction

Novel Method of 3D Ear Fabrication and Reconstruction

Fabrication of various body parts has been in evolution for years involving tissue growth biologies and various biomaterial technologies. The latest innovation in this process is that of 3D printing, specifically creating a 3D-printed artificial ear. From the laboratories of Cornell University in New York, work has been published online of this new method Read More…

Case Study: Rib Graft Reconstruction of the Avulsed Ear

Background: One of the most challenging of all plastic surgery procedures of the face is ear reconstruction. Microtia, or congenital absence of the external, is the most extreme challenge when it comes to making an ear essentially from scratch. A more common, although not less challenging, is that of partial ear reconstruction. Whether it Read More…

The Architecture of Ear Plastic Surgery

The ear may be quite small, measuring only about 5 cms in height and 3 cms in width, but it has the most complex anatomy of any facial component. Its many ridges and convolutions comprised only of cartilage (and the overlying skin), surrounding the ear hole, give it a distinct shape that is uniquely Read More…

Reconstruction of Ear Gauging Deformities

One of the recent trends of personal marking or adornment is that of gauging. Similar to piercings, gauging is basically an extension of this concept only with an end result of larger holes and jewlery. It is done by starting with a traditional piercing, usually in the ear, and then gradually enlarging the piercing Read More…