A Chinese man has a new nose grown on his forehead to replace his original nose that was damaged when he had a car accident.
The 22 year old man, Xiaolian had the accident in 2012 and did not visit the hospital for treatment. As a result, the nose became infected and led to the corrosion of its cartilage as well as a deformed nose.
When he then went for surgical operation, his surgeons were unable to repair the damaged nose and then created a new one on his forehead. The new nose was made by placing a skin tissue expander on his forehead. The skin tissue expander was then supported with the cartilage that was taken from his rib.
His surgeons hope to take the new nose from his forehead and carry out a nose transplant surgery that will place it in the right position where the damaged nose is currently occupying.
