Doctor grows new ear on man’s arm

The endeavor is aimed at restoring the ear of the man simply known as , who has lost his right one in a car accident.
 
Shuzhong, who has 33 years of experience in the field, led a team to the of the to help the patient.
According to , the process has already gone through two phases.
In the first phase, doctors buried a skin expander in the patient’s right forearm and regularly injected water to expand the skin.
The second phase saw doctors take part of the rib cartilage from the patient and buried it under the expanded skin.
Speaking concerning the third phase, Shuzhong said,
 
Ji, a happy patient was excited about the progress of the surgery saying with a smile on his face,
If successfully completed, Doctor Guo Shuzhong would have carried out one of the greatest wonders of reconstructive surgery which the world has ever seen.