[Functional surgery of major aplasia of the ear. Current status]

One of the challenges of functional surgery for microtia is to prevent the postoperative otorrhea. The subgaleal flap or the galeal flap, which are the two components of the superficial temporalis flap as it is currently used in plastic surgery, are, each of them, convenient for covering the ear canal and give a good support for the skin grafting. The dry ear canal can fit an air conduction hearing aid.