Affecting about 1 to 5 of every 10,000 babies born globally, microtia is a rare disorder encompassing a spectrum of congenital ear malformations or even absence of the auricle, the visible part of the ...

The three categories of birth defects seen most are cleft lip and cleft palate, craniosynostosis, and microtia. Cleft lip and/or palate occurs in about one of every 1,000 births and happens when the ...

Using a combination of 3-D printing and cultured cells, scientists in China have grown new ears for five children born with a defect in one ear called microtia, which impacts the shape and function of ...

The ear reconstruction is part of a clinical trial for patients with microtia, a rare congenital deformity where one or both outer ears are absent or underdeveloped In a "groundbreaking" surgery, ...

KUTV — Microtia is a congenital condition characterized by the underdevelopment or absence of the external ear (auricle). This condition can affect one or both ears and varies in severity. For ...

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MIAMI (CNN) -- Scientists in China have grown new ears for five children using a combination of 3-D printing and cultured cells. The children were born with a defect in one ear called microtia, which ...

(CNN) -- Using a combination of 3-D printing and cultured cells, scientists in China have grown new ears for five children born with a defect in one ear called microtia, which impacts the shape and ...