"Historic Moment": Doctors Successfully Transplant 3D-Printed Ear Made Of Living Cells
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Transplant was carried out on a 20-year-old born with microtia, a rare condition in which one or both outer ears are absent or incompletely formed.
A 20-year-old woman in the United States has become the first person to undergo a successful ear transplant with 3D printed technology.
According to New York Times, the first of its kind clinical trial was conducted by 3DBio Therapeutics - a regenerative medicine company which created an ear transplant for the patient made from her living cells. The pioneering procedure is hoped to be used to treat people with microtia, a rare congenital condition in which one or both outer ears are absent or incompletely formed.
The transplant was carried out on 20-year-old Alexa from Mexico who was born with a small and misshapen right ear. 3DBio Therapeutics explained that the ear was engineered to emulate the woman's other ear and will continue to regenerate cartilage, making it look and feel similar to a natural ear.
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