The Man Who Grew a Second Nose

Chinese man unfortunately had a terrible car crash. Though he survived the accident, he lost his nose. Losing an arm or leg is common news but losing one’s nose was something different and more difficult to comprehend. This man – the patient called Xiaolian (nickname) was unable to afford the required plastic surgery that had to be immediately done to repair the deformed and damaged nose. The accident happened last year. Since he could not afford it, gradually infection set it and soon his nose was completely deformed. Surgeons tried fixing the actual nose; however they failed to do so as the corrosion was severe on the cartilage. Xiaolian almost lost all his hope to live normally. The medical experts were in no mood to give up. Medical experts are known to innovate brilliantly at the time of severe adversity. This time the lucky man was Xiaolian who benefited from this innovative thinking. A skin tissue was carved out and placed on the patient’s forehead as an expander. This was then cut to resemble the shape of a nose. The cartilage tissue was obtained from Xiaolian’s ribs. So they successfully ‘grew’ a second nose on a patient who had lost all hopes. Now that nine months have passed. Xiaolian’s new nose is in great shape. In a short while, the new nose will be removed and placed in the actual position. The Director of Plastic Surgery Department, Guo Zhihui belonging to Xiehe Hospital stated that the hardest part was already over and now the transplant procedure can be carried out without much difficulty. The best part is that Xiaolian’s life will once again be normal post the transplant surgery.