What is reconstructive surgery of the middle and outer ear?

Also known as: reconstructive middle ear surgery, reconstructive outer ear surgery, tympanoplsaty surgery, ossicular reconstruction.

The ear can be malformed or absent for many reasons, either due to a birth defect, trauma, cancer or other reasons. Reconstructive surgery of the middle and outer ear is a medical procedure or a series of medical procedures used to rebuild the malformed or absent ear.

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Reviewed by: Brian Ho, MD

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