The complete nose is on the arm

British doctors nursed stem cells onto the patient's arm, thereby growing a new nose. By the time the shape was complete, full of nerves and blood vessels, they were transplanted onto the face of the patient who had lost the nose.

Scientists at the University of London (UK) have started developing a nose for patients who have been lost due to skin cancer.

The success of British scientists will open
Very promising future for cosmetic surgery.

A 56-year-old British businessman with skin cancer. He was saved but he had to pay: the malignant cells had "eaten" his nose, had to cut it. He was ashamed almost never to step out of the house.

The doctors were invited to 'save' the poor man. First of all, they made a glass mold that simulates a nose (sometimes even more beautiful than his previous nose), covering a layer of organic material, like honeycomb and implanting it into stem cells. of his own.

Then they put the mold into an incubator, which is particularly suitable for the cells to grow. At the same time on the arm of the businessman, the British doctors created a small bubble as a place to 'implant' into which the nose was newly formed.

After about a month, from stem cells sprouting an artificial cartilage with a complete cartilage, full of nerve endings, blood vessels and epidermis, doctors put in place ready to receive the sick arm. multiply.

After implanting into the arm, the artificial nose has been nourished as part of the body, nerves and blood vessels continue to grow. After a while, it is possible to "live" on its own, and the doctors take it again, transplant (stitch) into the previous position on the patient's face. The nose is made up of the cells of the patient's body, so there is no elimination.

The doctors affirmed with the new nose, the patient not only breathing normally but the sense of smell gradually recovered, on the patient's face, there were only faint traces of surgery.

The leader of the research group, Professor Seyfalian, hopes in the future to be able to transplant other parts of the human face, returning normal faces to car accident victims as well as injured wounded soldiers in war.