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taeils preauricular pit appreciation
"The visible part of the ear is called the auricle. It forms during the sixth week of gestation. When auricular development encounters fusion problems, a preauricular pit forms."
preauricular pit is considered as abnormality but its also normal. its special. its cute
preauricular pit is considered as abnormality but its also normal. its special. its cute
"Frequency of preauricular sinus/ pit differs depending the population: 0.1–0.9% in the US, 0.9% in the UK, and 4–10% in Asia and parts of Africa. Preauricular sinuses are inherited features, and most often appear unilaterally. They are present bilaterally in 25–50% of cases."
in taeil case, he got unilateral preauricular pit, only on the right side.
"This is definitely not for piercing but the only health complication that may occur is the odd infection which is easily treatable with antibiotics."
anyone have this preauricular pit(s) like taeil?
anyone have this preauricular pit(s) like taeil?
"Neil Shubin, an evolutionary biologist, speculate that the pit could be an 'evolutionary remnant of fish gills' 
. A theory that hasn't been scientifically tested. But, when we think abt our tailbones or appendixes from our evolutionary forebearers, it's not impossible" 
. A theory that hasn't been scientifically tested. But, when we think abt our tailbones or appendixes from our evolutionary forebearers, it's not impossible"
