Historic! French surgeons transplant nose grown on woman's arm to her face

In 2013, a Toulousian woman lost a part of her nose after nasal cavity cancer. There were several attempts to fix the situation, but she had to live without a nose for years. After a medical marvel, she gets a new nose, which was grown on her arm, made from 3D-printed biomaterial to replace cartilage, and implanted on her forearm later.





French surgeons have accomplished growing a nose on a woman's arm and transplanting it onto her face. She lost a large part of it while undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy due to naval cavity cancer.

More details about the nose on the arm.

According to several medical records, a custom nose was made from a 3D-printed biomaterial in place of cartilage. It was then implanted in the woman's arm. The organ was allowed to grow for two months, after which it was surgically transplanted into her face. The surgeons then took a skin graft from her temple and covered the new growing nose.

The doctors mentioned in their Facebook post that the transplant was a success, and the new nose was revascularized by anastomoses. The center also had pictures that showed the growing nose on the woman's arm.

FAQs:

1) How was the nose grown on the arm attached to the face?
As per media reports, the surgeons performed microsurgery to connect the blood vessels in the skin of the arm to the blood vessels in the facial region.

2) How is the woman doing after the surgery?
She was hospitalized for ten days and was constantly on antibiotics. But she has recovered and is doing well now.