Nonimplant, Nonadhesive Overlay Approach to Retain a Partial Auricular Prosthesis.
Partial auricular prosthesis fabrication presents a more complex challenge than complete ear fabrication, with added aspects of merging/camouflaging a larger prosthetic marginal area, pattern try-in, and compromised retention. Better alternatives are excision of the remnant ear to make an implant-retained complete ear prosthesis or surgical reconstruction of the missing ear portion. Both need additional surgery/ies and expenses, neither of which may be acceptable to the patient. This report describes a prosthesis fabrication approach for such patients. This approach does not require implants or adhesives for retention. Issues of marginal camouflage and pattern trial were also addressed satisfactorily.
['Raghuvanshi|Snehkiran|S|', 'Chand|Pooran|P|', 'Singh|Saumyendra V|SV|', 'Aggarwal|Himanshi|H|', 'Arya|Deeksha|D|']
D000328:Adult D004431:Ear, External D006801:Humans D008297:Male D019736:Prostheses and Implants D011474:Prosthesis Design D060489:Prosthesis Retention
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