Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
The DU Lounge
Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWTF? I mean, really...
Chinese doctor builds new nose on man's forehead
BEIJING A surgeon in China says he has constructed an extra nose out of a man's rib cartilage and implanted it under the skin of his forehead to prepare for a transplant in probably the first operation of its kind.
| AP In this Tuesday Sept. 24, 2013 photo, a 22-year-old patient, with a surgical made extra nose out of his rib cartilage and implanted under the skin of his forehead, rests at Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, in Fuzhou city, in southeast China's Fujian province. A surgeon in China said he has constructed the extra nose to prepare for a transplant in probably the first operation of its kind. Surgeon Guo Zhihui at the hospital spent nine months cultivating the graft for the man whose nose was damaged. (AP Photo)
Surgeon Guo Zhihui at Fujian Medical University Union Hospital in China's southeastern province of Fujian spent nine months cultivating the graft for a 22-year-old man whose nose was damaged.
The striking images of the implant with the nostril section facing diagonally upward on the left side of the man's forehead drew widespread publicity after they began to circulate in Chinese media this week. Guo plans to cut the nose from the forehead while leaving a section of skin still connected, and then rotate and graft it into position in a later operation.
"We were just interested in helping the man and did not expect it would stir up this much attention," Guo said in an interview Friday with The Associated Press.
BEIJING A surgeon in China says he has constructed an extra nose out of a man's rib cartilage and implanted it under the skin of his forehead to prepare for a transplant in probably the first operation of its kind.
| AP In this Tuesday Sept. 24, 2013 photo, a 22-year-old patient, with a surgical made extra nose out of his rib cartilage and implanted under the skin of his forehead, rests at Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, in Fuzhou city, in southeast China's Fujian province. A surgeon in China said he has constructed the extra nose to prepare for a transplant in probably the first operation of its kind. Surgeon Guo Zhihui at the hospital spent nine months cultivating the graft for the man whose nose was damaged. (AP Photo)
Surgeon Guo Zhihui at Fujian Medical University Union Hospital in China's southeastern province of Fujian spent nine months cultivating the graft for a 22-year-old man whose nose was damaged.
The striking images of the implant with the nostril section facing diagonally upward on the left side of the man's forehead drew widespread publicity after they began to circulate in Chinese media this week. Guo plans to cut the nose from the forehead while leaving a section of skin still connected, and then rotate and graft it into position in a later operation.
"We were just interested in helping the man and did not expect it would stir up this much attention," Guo said in an interview Friday with The Associated Press.
http://www.kansascity.com/2013/09/27/4513592/chinese-doctor-builds-new-nose.html
I swear, shit gets weirder every year.
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
6 replies, 1188 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (1)
ReplyReply to this post
6 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
WTF? I mean, really... (Original Post)
Tab
Sep 2013
OP
Well, I could really use a third hand trying to put in and take out these damned contacts.
Denninmi
Sep 2013
#2
it is wonderful news for those who could need facial reconstruction for some reason
Tuesday Afternoon
Sep 2013
#3
B Calm
(28,762 posts)1. Make it tough to take a shower
Denninmi
(6,581 posts)2. Well, I could really use a third hand trying to put in and take out these damned contacts.
Guess I know where to go for that operation.
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)3. it is wonderful news for those who could need facial reconstruction for some reason
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018488260
yeah, it looks weird now but, wait till we see the end result.
yeah, it looks weird now but, wait till we see the end result.
pipi_k
(21,020 posts)4. The visuals won't
go away...
All I can think of now is
John Bobbitt
Suich
(10,642 posts)5. Beck Weathers had something similar done,
after suffering severe frost bite while climbing Mt. Everest.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beck_Weathers
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)6. How does he wear a hat? eom