Children who are born without a fully-formed ear are getting new help thanks to a nonprofit foundation and a Torrance surgeon who developed a state-of-the-art 'earicle' prosthetic
Children who are born without a fully-developed ear are getting new help from a procedure by a Torrance surgeon that uses a state-of-the-art prosthetic.
Once this state-of-the-art prosthetic is attached, 14-year-old Victor hopes the stares and the questions will stop.Victor was born with microtia. It's a deformity where the outer ear doesn't develop fully during pregnancy. It affects 1 in every 6,000-8,000 children. Along with her son, Nwadike also felt alone. She did her own research and decided she wanted to help others in the same situation, so she started the"I started thinking about the woman in the village. The one who doesn't have access to the internet who doesn't even know anything," Nwadike said.
Lewin, whose practice is based in Torrance, specializes in fixing failed ear surgeries. She pioneered 3D scanning technology that can fashion an implant that looks exactly like a patient's healthy ear. The P.I.E.R. or Porous Implant Ear Reconstruction procedure employs a material that encourages grafting.
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