Arch Craniofac Surg.  2015 Aug;16(2):84-87. 10.7181/acfs.2015.16.2.84.

Surgical Treatment of Polyotia

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, Incheon, Korea.
  • 2Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, Korea. byeon@catholic.ac.kr

Abstract

Polyotia is an extremely rare type of the auricular malformation that is characterized by a large accessory ear. A 3-year-old girl presented to us with bilateral auricular abnormalities and underwent two-stage corrective operation for polyotia. In this report, we present the surgical details and postoperative outcomes of polyotia correction in the patient. Relevant literature is reviewed.

Keyword

Ear auricles; Congenital abnormalities; Matriderm

MeSH Terms

Child, Preschool
Congenital Abnormalities
Ear
Ear Auricle
Female
Humans
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