Auricular malformation is a common congenital or acquired disease, often accompanied by middle ear hypoplasia and hearing impairment. This article will introduce the solution of auricle deformity for you, and help you better understand the flexible determination of operation age and postoperative observation.

Preschool surgery

For simple appendectomy or multiear excision, it is best to finish it before school, so as to avoid psychological trauma caused by students' comments after school. For those with bilateral small ears or no ears, accompanied by external auditory canal, middle ear malformation and hearing impairment, surgery should also be performed before entering school.

Improve hearing

Surgery can not only correct auricle deformity, but also improve hearing, such as reconstruction of external auditory canal, treatment of middle ear malformation, tympanoplasty, etc., which is beneficial to children's learning and language development.

/kloc-Operation after 0/5 years old

If one side of microtia is abnormal, the hearing of the other side is normal, or both ears are abnormal, the operation can be postponed until after 15 years old. Because at that time, the patient's cooperation was higher and the auricle developed more completely.

Postoperative observation

After surgical excision of scar, the shape and function of external auditory canal can be restored by skin grafting and skin flap transfer. Postoperative observation should last for 6 months to ensure the survival of skin graft and prevent retraction.