THE BENEFITS OF PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF AN EAR HAMARTOMA

Hamartomas of the ear in children present significant aesthetic and functional challenges, requiring a precise surgical approach to achieve optimal results. We report the case of a 6-year-old child treated for a hamartoma of the left ear with resection of the lesion followed by a split-thickness skin graft. This article describes in detail the patients clinical presentation, the surgical technique used, and the post-operative results and discusses the efficacy of this approach.