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Around the world, 1 in every 10,000 babies is born without developing the auricle. This condition, which is called “MICROTIA” in the medical literature, is a congenital developmental anomaly that affects the ear canal and middle ear structures as well as the auricle. Read more >>>
In the light of the information obtained from the researches on the formation mechanism, even if it is believed that this situation occurs due to the insufficiency of the Stapedial Artery, which is the main vessel that provides blood circulation, the factors affecting this vessel have not yet been clarified. Read More >>>
The methods used to make a new auricle in children born without the development of the auricle are divided into two groups as "ALLOPLASTIC" methods using artificial materials and "AUTOGENIC" methods that make ears with the patient's own tissues. Read More >>>
As a doctor and father, throughout my professional life, I always asked the question, "WOULD I PERFORM THIS SURGERY IF THE PATIENT WAS MY OWN CHILD?" when making decisions about the surgeries that I will perform on my pediatric patients. Because of my belief in this moral value, I always refrained from applying new methods on my patients that have not been proven to be safe and effective in clinical studies. When I consider the methods available today for auricular reconstruction from the same point of view, I decided not to use the auricular implants made from polypropylene, which is a petroleum-derived substance and for which serious side effects have been reported in unbiased clinical studies.
Although as scientists we are continuing our studies to construct an auricle by producing an "artificial cartilage" from stem cells in order to create an alternative for ear construction other than these artificial materials that do not adjust with the human body, the results of ear constructions performed by transplanting cartilage models produced in the laboratory in the form of ears into the human body are unfortunately also not at the desired level yet.
TODAY, THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION TO REPLACE AN AURICLE CONSTRUCTED WITH A PERSON'S OWN TISSUES, YET.
To find answers to your questions on this subject, please carefully examine the special information in the link that reflects the results of international scientific studies and the comparative table comparing natural cartilage and artificial implant methods.
Each of the children who come to our clinic from different parts of our country and the world for the treatment of microtia is unique and different. I chat with them and ask them what they want to be in the future and their dreams. Each of them has a different answer, different dreams. When I look into the eyes of those children as I bid them farewell to their new lives after ear production, I see the same thing every time: a great happiness and a completed self-confidence. I know that they are now ready for life, to write their own stories, to walk their own path, and I have great hope that they will make the world a better place. Yes, I believe with all my heart that they can achieve this because I know that being born with small ears does not prevent being a “big person”.
Dr. Mutaf has been world-wide recognized as the leading microtia surgeon utilizing the child's own natural cartigale. Due to the quality of our results. Families from all around the globe bring their children our clinic for auricular reconstruction. Dr. Mutaf's orginal 2-staged autologous technique called "TURK EAR" set a new golden standard in auricular reconstruction.
I OWE A LOT TO THE LEGENDARY MASTERS DR. SATORU NAGATA AND DR. FRANCOISE FIRMIN. THEY INSPIRED ME TO DEVELOP MY OWE EAR RECONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE. WITHOUT THEIR WORKS, NEITHER I, NOR OTHER COLLEAGUES WOULD HAVE ACHIEVED THESE RESULTS. THEREFORE, I WANTED PEOPLE WHO ARE READING THIS WEBSITE TO GET TO KNOW THESE TWO AMAZING PIONEERS. UNFORTUNATELY, WE LOST MASTER NAGATA IN 2022. I BOW RESPECTFULLY IN FRONT OF HIS MEMORY. DR. FIRMIN MASTER, ON THE OTHER HAND, RETIRED AT THE END OF A WONDERFUL CAREER. I WISH HER A HAPPY, HEALTHY AND LONG LIFE.
