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Dr. Sean Boutros specializes in a wide range of advanced plastic surgeries including cosmetic, reconstructive, and craniofacial procedures. He founded Houston Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery to provide a vehicle for state of the art cosmetic and reconstructive surgery for patients in Houston and around the world.

Reconstructive Ear Surgery to Correct Microtia

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Microtia is a congenital condition of the ear in which the person is born with only a rudiment structure of the external ear or pinna. Although this lack of growth of the external ear may not impede hearing, it is not pleasant in appearance and detracts from the symmetry of the face. Reconstructive ear surgery to correct microtia is mostly done in children between the age of five and seven...