Surgeons successfully transplant 3D-printed ear made of living cells onto patient with rare birth defect - ABC News

The surgery was performed as part of an early-stage clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the implant for people with a rare birth defect, in which the external ear is small and not formed properly.

A US medical team have reconstructed a human ear using the patient's own tissue to create a 3D bio-implant.

• The new procedure involves 3D scanning the patient's opposite ear to create a blue… [+2679 chars]
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