A case of microtia treated with an auricular episthesis using bone-anchored titanium implants

Abstract

This paper describes a case of microtia treated with an auricular episthesis using bone-anchored titanium implants. Special emphasis is placed on the surgical procedure. A 58-year-old woman with presbyopia and conjunctivitis is described. The placement of implants and the wearing of glasses improved the patient's quality of life. Our findings suggest that longer implants can be placed in the temporal bone if computed tomographic analysis is done preoperatively in patients with microtia, because they often have a thickened cortex of the temporal bone.