3D-Printed Ear Transplant Marks a New Venture in Healthcare Technology
A lot of you may not have heard of the disease ‘microtia’ but, today it is something the entire medical fraternity is talking about. The reason?! A 20-year-old woman, born with microtia (a congenital disorder that results in misshapen or missing ears), got herself a 3D-printed ear implant. This is the first of its kind medical intervention where a 3D-printed tissue has been implanted into a human body. What makes this latest advancement in medical science technology a landmark is the construction of the 3D-printed ear by using the woman’s…
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