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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