There are different autologous grafts, including posterior auricular muscle complex graft (PAMCG) but also hard palate mucosa, free tarsal grafts, dermis fat and auricular cartilage, commonly used ...

One way to produce a more natural replacement ear is to enlist the aid of chondrocytes, the cells that build cartilage. In earlier studies, Dr. Spector and his colleagues used animal-derived ...

Doctors reconstruct woman's windpipe with ear cartilage Date: September 9, 2014 Source: University Hospitals Case Medical Center Summary: Doctors report that they have built a new windpipe for ...

Since the 1920s, in fact, surgeons have used rib cartilage graft as a way to treat microtia, a congenital deformity where the outer ear fails to fully develop. But new surgical tools and ...

New research is among multiple efforts to create skin, tissue and cartilage to overcome congenital conditions like ear malformation. (Piotr Marcinski, Alamy) Save Story ...

In the 1850s, histologist Franz von Leydig wrote about his observations of rats' ear cartilage under the microscope. "At first sight it looks like adipose tissue," but it still has a distinct ...

Use of rib cartilage grafts in rhinoplasty results in patient satisfaction, few complications Date: November 23, 2009 Source: JAMA and Archives Journals Summary: Rib cartilage from human donors is ...

Six months after implantation, the researchers removed the ear construct and found that it acted like a cartilaginous skeleton to support new tissue growth. Animal biology picked up where the 3D ...

To make the ear, McAlpine started with a 3D printer. While it’s possible to reconstruct an ear with cartilage grafts or cultured tissue, printing it allowed researchers to closely duplicate the ...

Rib cartilage from human donors is well tolerated as a grafting material in nasal plastic surgery and yields positive functional, structural and cosmetic results, even in complex cases, according ...

Septal cartilage is generally the preferred grafting material for rhinoplasty, but, in some patients, especially with revision procedures, there is inadequate tissue for reconstructive purposes ...

After a 2016 car crash left Army Pvt. Shamika Burrage without a left ear, doctors were able to grow her a new ear from cartilage grown in her forearm After a 2016 car crash left Army Pvt. Shamika ...