What is ear reconstruction?
Also known as: ear reconstruction surgery.
The ear can be malformed or absent for many reasons, either due to a birth defect, trauma, cancer or other reasons. Ear reconstruction is a medical procedure or a series of medical procedures used to rebuild the malformed or absent ear.
Reviewed by: Chad A Perlyn, MD
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