The Blog

Thirty years is a long time to do one thing. Long enough to stop being surprised by what surprises you. Long enough to know which questions families always ask and which ones they are afraid to. Long enough to understand that the surgery is only part of what changes.

In this piece, Dr. Bonilla reflects on what three decades of exclusive microtia practice has taught him about technique, about families, about the moment a child first sees themselves with an ear — and about why he has never once considered doing anything else.