For infants with congenital malformations of the ear, a treatment system called EarWell can gently reshape the ear—avoiding the pain and cost of later surgery, reports a study in the March issue ...

Nonsurgical treatment involving a system called EarWell can help to correct congenital ear malformations in infants, reveals study. About Careers Internship MedBlog Contact us English (US) ...

Simple technique avoids surgery for some mild ear deformities Between 2010 and 2019, Dr. Matsutani and colleagues carried out their paper clip technique for nonsurgical correction in 80 ears of 63 ...

Plastic surgeons at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital have started offering a new method for correcting ear deformities in young infants. Prominent or misfolded ears, which affect between one ...

Pictures from his baby album show that at about 1 month old, his right ear had unfolded on its own, but the left still had the slight deformity. Flipping about four pages forward in the album ...

Common fixes for ear deformities include: Ear molding: Most congenital deformities are apparent at birth, so parents can opt to correct their child’s ears with ear molding right away. This procedure ...

A baby born with a rare hearing deformity was able to hear for the first time — and gave an unexpected reaction. Nellie Rosales, an 11-month-old, was born with an ear deformity, which resulted ...

He says 20% of the babies born in the United States have some kind of ear deformity. Parents often assume their baby's ear will fix itself as the baby grows, but Dr. Roy says that's not true.

The assessment includes not only the flatness of the back of the head, but possible ear shift and cheek and jaw deformity. This data is used to determine the severity of the condition. The AAP also ...

Classification of Newborn Ear Malformations and their Treatment with the EarWell Infant Ear Correction System. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery , 2017; 139 (3): 681 DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000003150 ...