A new nose, grown by surgeons on Xiaolian's forehead, is pictured before
being transplanted to replace the original nose, which is infected and
deformed, at a hospital in Fuzhou, China. Xiaolian, 22, neglected his
nasal trauma after a traffic accident in 2012. After several months, the
infection had corroded the cartilage of the nose, making it impossible
for surgeons to fix it leaving no alternative but to grow a new nose for
replacement.
The new nose is grown by placing a skin tissue expander
onto Xiaolian's forehead, cutting it into the shape of a nose and
planting a cartilage taken from his ribs. The surgeons said that the new
nose is in good shape and the transplant surgery could be performed
soon
.
Picture: Reuters
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