Left atrial epithesis, retention via magnets

“I was born with a small ear in 2004.

My childhood was complicated, I was very shy, I didn't trust myself and I always wore my hair down for fear that someone would notice something.

Only my friends knew about it and everything was going well with them.

But once in college, the first time I tied my hair, some students said it looked like a fin, a thought that pained me so that at that time I never had it tied-up again in public because it's a little disturbing, other people's comments, as soon as a person has something different, it can hurt and it hurts.

All the possible steps had been taken by my parents, we have seen surgeons who have advised against opening the ear canal, because on the one hand, it entailed too many risks and on the other hand, because I hear very fine with my right ear and even a little muted on the left.

For the reconstruction of the pavilion, all solutions have been evaluated. I had already met Madame Riedinger when I was little. When I was 14, I finally opted for prosthetic-reconstruction. I told myself that I could finally tie my hair up and thought that the prosthesis would have a safer cosmetic result than the surgery which scared me a little.

The two small bone fixtures were put in place by Dr Hémar at Strasbourg University Hospital and in October 2018, I had my first prosthesis fixed by magnets.

When everyone around you has two ears, you feel different. With a prosthesis, we become more normal and we feel better.

Thanks to the anaplastologist, I have completely regained my confidence, I tie my hair, and I feel normal. Others don't notice that I have a prosthesis, so that reassures me.

So I lead the same teenage life as everyone else, I have a lot of friends and also a boyfriend who asked me a lot of questions at the beginning, but totally accepts my difference. I wear glasses, and I can put on the mask. I listen to music a lot on my headphones and my dad encourages me not to put it too loud so that I don't lose my hearing. "