External auditory canal surgery is generally not recommended for 3-month-old babies.
External auditory canal deformity, also known as the first and second parotid arch syndrome, is a congenital deformity with total loss of the ear, and in severe cases, it can also be accompanied by facial deformity, which requires multiple surgical treatments, and the results of the surgery are related to the development of the child’s inner ear.
Due to the imperfect development of the ear in infants and young children, premature surgery is not recommended. Generally, a one-stage surgery can be performed around the age of five or six years old for auricular reconstruction, mandibular traction, and orthodontics. Mandibular traction is usually performed first, and an interval of more than six months is needed for the next surgery, and at an older age, bone and soft tissue augmentation can be performed to improve the outward appearance.
Therefore, external auditory canal surgery is not recommended for three-month-old infants, and they need to be seen in a regular hospital and given regular surgical treatment at the age of five or six years.