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A new nose has been grown by surgeons on a patient's forehead, so it can be transplanted to replace his original one. | A new nose has been grown by surgeons on a patient's forehead, so it can be transplanted to replace his original one. |
Xiaolian, 22, didn't look after his badly damaged nose following a traffic accident in August 2012. | |
The infection corroded the cartilage of his nose, making it impossible for surgeons to fix it. | The infection corroded the cartilage of his nose, making it impossible for surgeons to fix it. |
They then decided to grow him a new one at a hospital in Fuzhou in Fujian province, China. | They then decided to grow him a new one at a hospital in Fuzhou in Fujian province, China. |
It was grown by placing a skin tissue expander onto Xiaolian's forehead, cutting it into the shape of a nose and planting cartilage taken from his ribs. | It was grown by placing a skin tissue expander onto Xiaolian's forehead, cutting it into the shape of a nose and planting cartilage taken from his ribs. |
The surgeons said that the new nose is in good shape and the transplant surgery could be performed soon. | The surgeons said that the new nose is in good shape and the transplant surgery could be performed soon. |
Mr Shehan Hettiaratchy is Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and a member of the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS). | |
He says: "The forehead is a traditional place to get extra tissue from to rebuild a nose. The skin from there is a good match for nose skin. | |
"Most importantly, the forehead skin can be moved to the nose and keep it's blood supply, which is essential otherwise the skin would die." | |
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