Guest guest Posted June 12, 2002 Report Share Posted June 12, 2002 << I know an 11 year old who has one of Barron's ears and it looks great! >> I was sure he told me 12 was a good age. I'm sure it does look great. I haven't seen his work in person but his web site and the shows about his work are truly amazing! He has a gift for this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2002 Report Share Posted June 12, 2002 I know an 11 year old who has one of Barron's ears and it looks great! Re: Re: recovery << ope this helps. I suggest you try contacting Barron, and try andfind others who have worked with, or who have prosthetic ears. >>I was in contact with Barron last year. He was saying prosthetic ears really weren't an option for small children. I think he was saying about 12 years old. He is a very nice man and after contacting him via email he phoned me here at home. Good Luck with your research. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2002 Report Share Posted June 12, 2002 The ear that I saw (one of Barron's) was dyed perfectly so that it could work for both summer and winter. I'm not kidding...it was perfect. Jane RE: Re: recovery > > , > > > > Thanks for the sites. The NBC site still has your > > story. I can't believe you didn't tell your husband > > until right before your wedding! > > > > Does anyone know anything about prosthetic ears? Or a > > site I can go to? The one surgeon we have seen thought > > more highly of that than of reconstructed ears (he > > did, to his credit, admit his bias that he is not a > > plastic surgeon). > > From my web page....http://www.pde.com/~kazemir/Surgery.htm You can go to > Barron's site www.prosthesis.com. I don't know much about these, and > I don't think there is anyone on this list that has gone that route. > However, from what I have heard, the benefits are > > 1) the surgery is fairly minimal (implant of titanium " studs " for the > prosthesis to clip onto, very similar to the BAHA abutment) > > 2) The ears can look VERY realistic. > > Drawbacks: > > 1) The ears may fall off (if the child is playing hard wrestling, or a ball > hits it etc). > > 2) You may need to get different prosthesis for summer vs. winter due to > tanning of the skin. You will also have to replace the prosthesis as the > child grows (and children can grow fast). > > Hope this helps. I suggest you try contacting Barron, and try and > find others who have worked with, or who have prosthetic ears. > > Steve > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2002 Report Share Posted June 12, 2002 > The ear that I saw (one of Barron's) was dyed perfectly so that it > could work for both summer and winter. I'm not kidding...it was perfect. > Jane Did they have any problems with it falling off? Any other issues? Would they want to join this list? It would be great to have some representation for the prosthetics. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2002 Report Share Posted June 12, 2002 Out of curiosity, what is his website address? -----Original Message-----From: FACTBERTE@... Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 2:36 PMTo: AtresiaMicrotia Subject: Re: Re: recovery<< I know an 11 year old who has one of Barron's ears and it looks great! >>I was sure he told me 12 was a good age. I'm sure it does look great. I haven't seen his work in person but his web site and the shows about his work are truly amazing! He has a gift for this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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