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Macrotia

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Specialty
  
medical genetics

ICD-9-CM
  
744.22

ICD-10
  
Q17.1

eMedicine
  
plastic/454

Macrotia refers to an ear which is larger than would be expected. The normal auricular axis length is 58–62 mm among females and 62–66 mm among males.

In some cases, surgery (otoplasty) is performed to reduce the size.

References

Macrotia Wikipedia


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