Woman’s Ear Regrown In Her Forearm | Singularity Hub | Longevity science | Scoop.it

Doctors at Johns Hopkins University were able to give a woman her ear back by first growing it beneath the skin of her forearm.

 

The doctors reconstructed an incomplete ear using the limited amount of skin she had left on her face and neck for reconstruction. The ear was then planted beneath the skin of her forearm.

 

Cartilage from Walter’s rib cage, and skin and arteries from other areas of her body were placed in her arm...