A system to reconstruct damaged or completely missing auricles without major surgery is being developed in cooperation between the Széchenyi István University of Győr, the University of Pécs and the University of Nuremberg. Models made with a 3D scanner will be shaped and moulded into the final form using image processing software. Prototypes are then created directly by 3D printing or by negative preparation and casting. As part of the project, after testing materials with different hardness, the final product has been tested on a patient. Currently, the aim is to find the final shape, colour and the right fixation method. In the future, it may be possible to create quick, simple and inexpensive auricle replacements, which are not only important for aesthetic reasons but also play an important role in spatial hearing.

(The research is carried out under the project 2019-2.1.11-TÉT-2020-00199).