A young boy's wish to just get through a day without strange stares and ridicule is about to come true. In a small town in South Africa, Victor Nwadike was born without a fully-formed ear and little ...

Chinese surgeon successfully grafted human ear onto patient's foot using heterotopic grafting, advancing reconstructive ...

WEBVTT FOLLOW-UP IF THE 8 ON YOUR SIDE TEAM WE SHOWED YOU A YOUNG BOY FROM LEBANON COUNTY WHO EAR RECONSTRUCTION SURGERY AFTER BEING BORN WITHOUT A RIGHT EAR. DR. DAVID LEVER HAS DONE DOZENS THESE ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Army private Shamika Burrage was lucky to survive a motor vehicle ...

According to the National Birth Defects Prevention Network, one in every 8,000 to 10,000 births in the United States result in one of two congenital malformations of the ear: microtia (the child is ...

A human ear attached to a woman’s foot sounds like a stunt from a horror film, yet it is the centerpiece of a real, carefully planned medical rescue. In a world first, surgeons in China temporarily ...

KUTV — Microtia is a congenital condition characterized by the underdevelopment or absence of the external ear (auricle). This condition can affect one or both ears and varies in severity. For ...

In 2016, Pvt. Shamika Burrage was returning to Fort Bliss in Texas after a leave when she got into a serious car accident with her eight months pregnant cousin. Evidently, the front tire of the ...

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 ...

Two years ago, a 19-year-old Army private lost her left ear in a car accident. Today, she has a new ear that was grown on her arm and successfully transplanted onto her head. Pvt. Shamika Burrage ...

You’ve heard the cliché about wearing your heart on your sleeve. But a group of Army doctors did one better: They grew a new ear on a soldier’s forearm, using cartilage harvested from her ribs. Two ...