Right auricular prosthesis, clipped onto a gold bar

“I live in Savoie and was born with a deformity on my right ear.

As a child, I wore my hair long - but it is really hard to gain acceptance when you’re different from other people. Later on, I had the impression that people were not really interested in me, but only in my little ear. I gradually started to go bald and I wanted to do something.

My ENT specialist talked to me about prosthetic reconstruction and I bit the bullet in 1998 at the age of 28. My first prosthesis helped improve my life and my relationship with others. However, people’s gaze would nonetheless drift in the direction of my ear.

The first prosthesis, fabricated in the region where I live, was made of a hard material and I could feel it all the time. It was really uncomfortable and painful. In the end I was ill-at-ease all the time, but that was before…

I had the opportunity of meeting Anne Marie Riedinger in 2009 and I experienced it like a second rebirth. She completely adapted the prosthesis in relation to the existing morphology using very supple, comfortable materials which meant I could move my head without feeling any pressure or pain. The result is stunning. Firstly from an aesthetic point of view, as even my closest friends and relations still ask which the real one is. Which one is the prosthesis? And then on a personal level. My prosthesis is part of my body. I no longer feel like I am carrying something alien, my tragus is now completely cleared and I can feel my ear “breathing”. I completely forget about it. My self-confidence and self-assurance have increased dramatically. It is a real success story from every point of view. THANK YOU SO MUCH Anne-Marie Riedinger. “