Microtia repair in Vietnam by Dr. Philip Young of Bellevue | Seattle.
I was very lucky to be invited to participate in the Medical Mission to Vietnam with the Humantarian Arm of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Face to Face Organization. There we were able to help people who came in with conditions secondary to trauma (a cheek zygomatic maxillary complex fracture and mandible fracture, nasal fracture), congenital issues (microtia, craniofacial deformity), Chemical burns to the face, among other things. In this blog, I will be presenting our case on microtia which is a congenital condition where the ear is arrested in development. Here is a picture of what we worked on:
Microtia Ear Congenital deformity Dr. Philip Young Bellevue | Seattle
This is after we placed the implant graft in place below. Some of the architecture of the ear is hidden behind the remnant of the ear. We will move that future earlobe down during the second stage of this microtia repair:
Microtia after rib graft carved and placed by Dr. Philip Young of Bellevue | Seattle