Foreign Media: World's First: Chinese Doctors "Housed" a Severed Ear on the Foot for Several Months and Successfully Replaced It
In April 2025, a Chinese woman suffered a severe mechanical accident that completely tore off her ear along with a large area of scalp, with multiple fractures in the skin of the neck and face, and serious damage to the vascular network, putting her life in danger.
The team at Shandong Provincial Hospital adopted a breakthrough treatment after traditional reimplantation methods failed: they first implanted the completely severed ear into the patient's foot for "heterotopic preservation" to maintain its vitality. After several months, when the damaged tissue improved, the doctors successfully moved the ear back to its original position on the head.
This world-first surgery successfully challenged extreme microsurgical repair challenges.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1852587947309068/
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