After ground-breaking surgery 20 years ago, Janet Craven says the results have been life-changing.
A woman who was born with no ears and who underwent ground-breaking surgery 20 years ago to have prosthetic ones fitted has described how it changed her life.
She also had a bone-anchored hearing aid put into her skull which meant she could hear properly for the first time. Janet's sister, Jackie Blackall, said: "Because of her condition, mum was very protective of her. So all Janet's life she was covered up and that's how it used to be." Mr Lakouta, who has since retired, said fitting Janet's ears - which were based on a mould of her niece's ears - was "from a surgical point of view, very easy", with them being clipped on via strong magnets."The really clever people in my opinion are the technicians who spend hours carving out the ears which is what everyone sees."
"I woke up the next morning and there were all these bits of silicone everywhere. My earring was still there but the magnets had gone. I just looked at Kirby and said, 'you haven't'." She recalled: "The security lady said to me, 'why's your head bleeping?' and I said, 'do you really want to know?'Janet says at one point her pet dog Kirby ate one of her earsDepending on wear and tear, new ears are made for Janet every two to three years.
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