War_Hymn

I was born with microtia as well, on my right side. When I was 12, a local hospital offered to do plastic reconstruction surgery for free. Doctors gave me two options for reconstruction 1. the prosthetic like the one you have 2. or reconstruction with live cartilage tissue from my ribcage. I took the latter, because they told me with the prosthetic I had to redo the surgery after 5 years to adjust the mounting points as my head grew. Did you have to do a second surgery for yours?

It varies. I was born with microtia on my right ear and from recent tests I have about 80% less hearing capacity than normal on that side. I can pick up close high pitch sounds, but that's about it.

Thanks for the reply. I had my surgery in 2001, I guess they changed the procedure?

Not sure if I made the right choice with mine. My reconstructed ear had shrunk over the years, so the right side is noticeably smaller than my left. Also have trouble sleeping on my right side and can't put too much pressure on it or else it hurts. And I'm pretty sure they left a steel stitching inside there because I can feel something sharp near the surface. If I could choose again, probably should had went with the prosthetic...or maybe not had the procedure done at all.