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Doctors grow nose on man’s forehead

by | 25th, September 2013

TO China, where Xiaolian, 22, has had his new nose grown on his forehead ahead of transplant surgery.

His original nose suffered irreparable damage in an accident.

His new nose was created by contorting his forehead skin into a nose shape with a plastic strip and adding cartilage taken from his ribs.

It’s a great nose. But would you pick it?



Posted: 25th, September 2013 | In: Strange But True, Technology Comment | TrackBack | Permalink