US medical team had reconstructed a human ear using the patient's tissue to create a 3D bioimplant, a pioneering procedure to treat people with a rare birth defect.
Commendable Milestone in Surgery
The biotechnology company behind the making of this innovative technique is named 3D Bio. This is the first time that a company has printed a whole, living, engineered construct and implanted it into a patient to replace a body part that the patient was either born without or has lost due to trauma or disease.
About Multifactorial Birth Defects
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Encyclopedia section of medindia gives in brief General Info about About Multifactorial Birth Defects.
‘Revolutionary 3D-printed 'living ear' can help treat microtia, which is a rare medical condition. The procedure is currently part of an ongoing trial.’
This surgery is a promising achievement for patients with microtia, which is a congenital defect that leads to underdeveloped ears. The rare medical condition affects an estimated one to five of every 10,000 births. The 20-year-old woman who has got this revolutionary surgery is also suffering from microtia. The technology has come across as quite impressive as surgeons across the globe are now discussing its benefits.
Pediatric ear reconstructive surgeon Arturo Bonilla said, “As a physician who has treated thousands of children with microtia from across the country and around the world, I am inspired by what this technology may mean for microtia patients and their families”.
Improve Your Self Esteem With Your Own Cells
This new technique could ease the treatment of microtia which currently requires invasive techniques, including harvesting rib cartilage to build the organ.
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Birth Defects - Types, Causes, Diagnosis, Prevention, Treatment
Birth defects are abnormalities that occur in babies which affect how the body looks, works or both. They can be structural or functional in nature.
Birth defects are abnormalities that occur in babies which affect how the body looks, works or both. They can be structural or functional in nature.
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Mode of delivery at birth strongly influences the skin microbiome of children, which resemble that of their mothers. In particular, cesarean or vaginal deliveries strongly impact the facial bacterial population.
Mode of delivery at birth strongly influences the skin microbiome of children, which resemble that of their mothers. In particular, cesarean or vaginal deliveries strongly impact the facial bacterial population.
