A young boy's wish to just get through a day without strange stares and ridicule is about to come true. In a small town in South Africa, Victor Nwadike was born without a fully-formed ear and little ...

Congenital atresia ear reconstruction is a surgical procedure to create an ear canal in children born without one. The procedure aims to improve hearing and the appearance of the ear. Congenital ...

According to the National Birth Defects Prevention Network, one in every 8,000 to 10,000 births in the United States result in one of two congenital malformations of the ear: microtia (the child is ...

WEBVTT FOLLOW-UP IF THE 8 ON YOUR SIDE TEAM WE SHOWED YOU A YOUNG BOY FROM LEBANON COUNTY WHO EAR RECONSTRUCTION SURGERY AFTER BEING BORN WITHOUT A RIGHT EAR. DR. DAVID LEVER HAS DONE DOZENS THESE ...

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The 15-year-old was born with microtia, a congenital condition, and recently had life-changing ear reconstruction surgeries Erin Clack is a Staff Editor for PEOPLE. She has been writing about fashion, ...

KUTV — Microtia is a congenital condition characterized by the underdevelopment or absence of the external ear (auricle). This condition can affect one or both ears and varies in severity. For ...

After a 2016 car crash left Army Pvt. Shamika Burrage without a left ear, doctors were able to grow her a new ear from cartilage grown in her forearm Maria Pasquini is a Senior News Editor for PEOPLE, ...

Two years ago, a 19-year-old Army private lost her left ear in a car accident. Today, she has a new ear that was grown on her arm and successfully transplanted onto her head. Pvt. Shamika Burrage ...

There was one final step left to make her feel whole again, and Dr. Roberto Flores made it happen.Courtesy of NYU Earrings are a tradition in Pamela's family, so the occasion of her new piercing was a ...