Nose grown on mans forehead
A man involved in a car accident and failed to complete follow up antibiotic treatment has lost his nasal tissues to an infection, however surgeons are using his forhead and cartilage from his ribs to create a new nose from his own tissues on his forehead.
It was grown by placing a skin tissue expander onto Xiaolian's forehead, cutting it into the shape of a nose and planting cartilage taken from his ribs.
Mr Shehan Hettiaratchy is Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and a member of the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS).
He says: "The forehead is a traditional place to get extra tissue from to rebuild a nose. The skin from there is a good match for nose skin.
"Most importantly, the forehead skin can be moved to the nose and keep its blood supply, which is essential otherwise the skin would die."