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Microtia Repair In Beverly Hills
What is Microtia Repair?
Microtia is a rare congenital deformity that happens in one on every 10,000 babies born in the US. In the other parts of the world, the rate may be lesser than the US. It’s a condition where the external ear of a baby is underdeveloped.
Children born with this condition may face physical and psychological challenges in the future.
Microtia can be unilateral (one ear) or bilateral (both ears). Commonly, it affects the right ear. This condition may be a complication occurring when a mother is taking Accutane during her pregnancy.
Microtia has four grades which are:
Grade 1 – a less underdevelopment of the external ear with distinguishable structures and external ear canal may show.
Grade 2 – an underdeveloped external ear which usually happens on the top portion of the ears. The outer ear canal is closed and leads to conductive hearing loss.
Grade 3 – there’s an absence of the outer ear but may show a pea-size structure of the ear canal. This is the most common category of microtia.
Grade 4 – a total ear absence or anotia.
Microtia Repair In Beverly Hills
What is Microtia Repair?
Microtia is a rare congenital deformity that happens in one on every 10,000 babies born in the US. In the other parts of the world, the rate may be lesser than the US. It’s a condition where the external ear of a baby is underdeveloped.
Children born with this condition may face physical and psychological challenges in the future.
Microtia can be unilateral (one ear) or bilateral (both ears). Commonly, it affects the right ear. This condition may be a complication occurring when a mother is taking Accutane during her pregnancy.
Microtia has four grades which are:
Grade 1 – a less underdevelopment of the external ear with distinguishable structures and external ear canal may show.
Grade 2 – an underdeveloped external ear which usually happens on the top portion of the ears. The outer ear canal is closed and leads to conductive hearing loss.
Grade 3 – there’s an absence of the outer ear but may show a pea-size structure of the ear canal. This is the most common category of microtia.
Grade 4 – a total ear absence or anotia.