New ear reconstruction

For more information, contact Judith Bailey, 216-368-4442 or jcb4@po.cwru.edu.

NEW EAR RECONSTRUCTION (running time = 1:45)

SUGGESTED INTRO: DOCTORS IN CLEVELAND ARE WORKING TO PERFECT LIFE-LIKE PROSTHETIC EARS FOR CHILDREN. THEY'RE ALSO STUDYING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS ON CHILDREN WEARING THEM. HERE'S A REPORT:

VIDEO: Dr. Russell Wang hands sunglasses to Rachel Kent (child), she puts them on. Cut to Rachel's father, holding younger brother, and inspecting her new look. Cut to Rachel sitting in dental chair wearing sunglasses. Cut to Dr. Wang installing prosthetics. CU of Rachel having prosthetic ear snapped on metal support bar. Cut to Dr. Wang and assistant performing procedure on Rachel.

VOICEOVER: 8-YEAR-OLD RACHEL KENT ALWAYS WANTED TO BE ABLE TO WEAR SUNGLASSES WITHOUT HAVING THEM FALL OFF. THAT WAS A PROBLEM FOR HER, AND MANY OTHER CHILDREN WHO ARE MISSING AN EAR. OLD TYPES OF PROSTHETICS COULDN'T BE COUNTED ON TO HOLD-UP GLASSES, AND DIDN'T LOOK VERY NATURAL. BUT RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY HAS REACHED NEW LEVELS OF SOPHISTICATION, AND DOCTORS AT CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY'S SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY HAVE A NEW PROCEDURE FOR REPLACING EARS THAT LOOKS NATURAL AND HOLDS SECURELY. AFTER A GOOD TRACK RECORD WITH ADULTS, DOCTORS JEROLD GOLDBERG AND RUSSELL WANG ARE PIONEERING ITS USE WITH CHILDREN.

SOT & SUGGESTED SUPER:
Jerold Goldberg, CWRU Dean and Professor of Dentistry

OUTCUE: "... to do it at a younger age." (:24)

VIDEO: Cut back to Dr. Wang and assistant performing ear replacement procedure on Rachel. Cut to ECU of metal ear support bar being attached to mastoid bone. Cut to Rachel's father attaching new ear to anchor.

VOICEOVER: TO SECURE THE NEW EAR, DOCTORS ATTACH A METAL BAR DIRECTLY TO BONE ABOVE THE EAR SITE. THE BAR ANCHORS THE PROSTHETIC EAR, WHICH IS CLIPPED IN PLACE. DOCTOR RUSSELL WANG SAYS THE NEW TECHNIQUE IS LESS INVASIVE THAN EXISTING PROCEDURES.

SOT & SUGGESTED SUPER:
Russell Wang, CWRU Assistant Professor of Restorative Dentistry

OUTCUE: "... much easier, less invasive." (:14)

VOICEOVER: DOCTORS SAY THE EAR MUST BE REFITTED FROM TIME TO TIME, DUE TO NORMAL WEAR; BUT ALL NECESSARY PROCEDURES, INCLUDING INITIAL INSTALLATION, ARE DONE OUTPATIENT.

THIS IS DAVE NAROSNY REPORTING FROM CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, CLEVELAND.

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