High-density porous polyethylene has been used successfully as an alloplastic implant in orbital reconstruction and as an onlay implant in the augmentation of the facial skeleton. This paper describes the utilization of the polyethylene implant in the reconstruction of an ear that was partially avulsed from a dog bite. Complications arising from the use of a firm implant material in this auricular reconstruction occurred. Management of this difficult posttraumatic reconstruction is presented.
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