Microtia and Microtia Surgery

Microtia a Birth Defect-

Microtia and Microtia Surgery is done for a birth defect that affects the external ear of the newborn child. Micro means small and otia means ear

A newly born child with microtia either has a smaller size ear or has just remnants of the ear. . It can affect one side or both sides of the ear. This birth defect can run in families. If a child has microtia on both sides they may have deformities of other facial bones also. Both male and female children may have this birth defect.

The ear canal is also absent in these children.

It happens because there is a developmental anomaly of branchial arches that are responsible for face development.

Microtia does not affect internal Ear-