Title and Copyright:
Malpositioned Microtia Repair, ©2001.

Media:
Pencil illustration.

Collaborator:
David Hamlar, MD, DDS; Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Minnesota; Minneapolis Minnesota.

Description:
The proper relationship (A) of the newly reconstructed auricle to the neo-canal in the patient with atresia and microtia reconstruction is similar to the normally developed ear, except that the reconstructed ear will have a larger external auditory meatus. The larger meatus is necessary to restore functional hearing and is considered aesthetically acceptable. A malpositioned ear (B) contains the meatus outside the conchal bowl.

Published as:
Walsh WE, Roy S, Levine S, Hamlar DD. “The sequence of atresia repair and microtia reconstruction.” Triological Society Combined Spring Otolaryngology Meetings; Palm Desert, CA: May 2001.