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microtia definition and microtia’s shape

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microtia definition

Microtia have an unknown etiology and occurs due to absence or insufficient development of ear tissues in the womb during early pregnancy.

This results in small ears that are not formed properly.

microtia shape

Therefore, there are 3 types of microtia definition.

Microtia Lobule Type

microtia-lobule-type

First, a condition where the external ear is missing completely is called anotia.

Secondly, if external ear is only partially present, without or with small remnants of earlobes, called typical microtia.

Microtia Lobule Type before after

Microtia Atypical Type

microtia-atypical-type

Lastly, if external ear is small and underdeveloped with mostly normal earlobes is called atypical microtia can be divided into three categories.

Microtia Atypical Type before after

Patients with typical microtia have no ear canal and atypical microtia have ear canal.

However, even have ear canal it’s underdeveloped that mostly very narrowed.

Microtia reconstruction surgery methods can be divided Into various types according to which framework and
which ear coverage to make microtia.

Is microtia surgery more difficult than cosmetic ear surgery?
The external ear is made up of cartilage and skin

Therefore, good surgical results can be expected only when these two tissues are corrected at the same time.

Specially, cartilage is avascular, meaning that it has no blood supply.
it must be covered with skin with good blood flow.

Therefore, it is necessary to clearly understand the distribution of microvessels in the skin to obtain good surgical results.

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