Microtia Repair Photo Gallery Albany

Microtia Repair, Facial Reconstruction - #2420

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Description: MICROTIA: This patient was born with a rudimentary left external ear (microtia) . He was reconstructed in a series of stages. In the first stage, a cartilage graft was harvested from his rib and shaped into a framework resembling an ear. It was then buried under the skin in the location where his new ear was constructed. In the second stage, the ear framework was elevated from the scalp and the back surface was grafted with skin. Additional stages will include opening up the ear canal and creating a tragus, the prominence in front of the ear canal that offsets it from the face. read more

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Microtia Repair - #2489

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Description: A boy born with a missing ear and no place to rest his glasses.

This little boy was born with a missing ear. There are many things we take for granted, like wearing glasses, a task made considerably more difficult without an auricle to balance them on. His ear was reconstructed in a series of stages, using borrowed cartilage from his ribcage. The cartilage was sculpted by Dr. Falk into a shape resembling an auricle. This is then buried under the skin and in a later stage is lifted off of the scalp to produce a three-dimensional structure. Now he is all smiles as he wears his glasses without difficulty. read more

Individual results may vary.

To contact Dr. Falk and set up a consultation, click here to send him an email.