title: Implant-supported auricular prosthesis.
abstract: Differences in the balance of shape, size, and position of body organs are immediately perceived as "looking wrong" and this perception can subject the individual to significant peer ridicule and social ostracism, often expressing as intense shame and anguish in the attitude of the afflicted. Rehabilitation of such patients can be remarkably beneficial on the individual's self-esteem and body image. The onus of the deed lies in the hands of a team that combines artistic excellence with surgical expertise, by combining the skills of anaplastologists, surgeons, and prosthodontists. This is a review of a few surgical and prosthetic considerations in the management of auricular defect and a case description of management of a patient of microtia following similar guidelines in fabrication of the epithesis.
authors.affiliation: MAIDS, New Delhi, India. aditinanda@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Aditi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nanda
authors.forename: Veena
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Krishna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kabra
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D065817:Congenital Microtia; D004423:Ear / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D054644:Ear Auricle / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome