Xu Mengwei (2nd from left) completed external ear reconstruction surgery when he graduated from high school. At the press conference, 7-year-old boy Cheng Cheng (1st from right) and 12-year-old boy Youze (1st from left) completed external ear reconstruction after graduating from kindergarten and elementary school respectively.

(Provided by Luo Huifu Craniofacial Foundation)

[Reporter Qiu Zhirou/Report from Taipei] Microtia is the second most common congenital craniofacial disease. In Taiwan, there is a probability of 1 in 5,000 to 6,000 to give birth to a baby with microtia. On average, there are about 30 to 30 babies with microtia in one year. 40 bits.

Xu Mengwei, a member of the Atomic Boys boy group "Vera", shared that he suffered from microtia since he was a child, and was asked by the director to wear headphones to cover up the microtia during an audition. Later, he completed external ear reconstruction surgery, allowing him to Feel more confident about your appearance.

The Luo Huifu Foundation held a "Good Things Come in Two" microtia service results and external ear reconstruction surgery record presentation today.

Xu Mengwei shared, "Why do your ears look like this?" was the question he was most often asked by his classmates when he was a child. His mother would comfort him. It was a gift from God and his exclusive mark. He was asked to wear full earrings during an audition in high school. The cover-type earphones were very traumatic at the time, so I decided to undergo external ear reconstruction surgery.

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Xu Mengwei completed the external ear reconstruction surgery in 2020. In addition to thanking the Luo Huifu Foundation and the attending physician Chen Runchen, he also encouraged microtia patients and their families, "Don't be influenced by those who don't understand you, do what you like as much as you want, let yourself Become stronger and shine on the stage that belongs to you in the future.”

At the press conference, 7-year-old boy Chengcheng and 12-year-old boy Youze also had patients with microtia who completed external ear reconstruction after graduation from kindergarten and elementary school respectively, allowing themselves and their families to regain confidence in life.

Microtia simplex, which affects mainly the defect in the ear, may include defects in the outer ear, narrowed or absent ear canal in the inner ear.

The area affected by hemimicrofacial syndrome may include ear, mandible and skull abnormalities.

Microtia can improve hearing problems by wearing hearing aids or ear canal reconstruction surgery. Outer ear reconstruction surgery can improve appearance, reduce abnormal eyesight and inconvenience in life.

An authority on external ear reconstruction surgery and an attending physician at the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital's Plastic Surgery and Craniofacial Center, Chen Runchi said that the majority of patients with microtia are boys and the right side. In addition to hearing may be affected, they may also have auditory canal atresia or appearance problems.

Microtia patients usually wear hearing aids to assist their hearing. Statistically, only 1/3 of the patients have the means to wear them for a long time, and most of them only wear them on special occasions.

Outer ear reconstruction surgery currently has two methods: taking autologous ribs and implanting artificial materials. Tu Junyou, Chief Physician of the Plastic Surgery Department of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Linkou, said that the surgery will be customized, and the healthy ear will be scanned in 3D, and then the mirror image will be implanted on the affected side; For autogenous rib reconstruction, it is recommended to wait until the child is fully developed, about 9 to 10 years old, while there is no age limit for artificial materials. There have been cases in the United States where external ear surgery was performed at the age of 3 or 4.

Xu Mengwei, who serves as a love ambassador, shared that he suffered from microtia since he was a child, and later completed external ear reconstruction surgery, which allowed him to regain his confidence.

(Provided by Luo Huifu Foundation)

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