A doctor in China constructed a nose on man's forehead out of a rib cartilage and implanted it under the skin of his forehead to prepare for a transplant in probably the first operation of its kind. The 22 year old man's nose was damaged and Surgeon Guo Zhihui at Fujian Medical University Union Hospital in China's southeastern province of Fujian spent nine months making the graft. What do you think about reconstructing a nose on your forehead if your nose is damaged Do you think it was right to put it on his forehead?
http://news.yahoo.com/chinese-doctor-builds-nose-mans-forehead-023520476.html
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Again, very interesting topic. You summarized it well but never responded to people's comments.
I think this is gross. I have never heard of someones nose being so damaged that they needed a new one. I hope this works out for this guy. To be honest this whole idea just creeps me out.
I would not want something like this on my forehead because first of all it looks ridiculous, and second I think that it would just get in the way. The doctor should have put it where it should be.
What the heck? I am so creeped out. Why his forehead? If they can make a forehead on his head then why can't they just fix the nose. Couldn't they just take that cartilage, and put it a nose is supposed to go?
That's a good point Keenan, I never thought about why they couldn't just grow it in place. Maybe making it on his forehead is less painful or easier?
Although the forehead is an odd place to put a nose for a skin graft, as the article said it is the best. Since the cartilage is the same on the forehead and the nose, it will make the nose look more normal than if it was made from cartilage from another part of the body.
While it might not be the most appealing place to have a temporary nose, it is probably the easiest place to have it. If it was anywhere else on your body it could get crushed, and then they would have to start making one over again.
No i don't think he should have put it on his head they should have like cut his old one off and put it there. Because with it there you would just look dumb.
well if they could move it after they were done making the nose and move it from the forehead to the where the damaged nose is then I think it would be fine if it is replacing the nose that you have right now if that nose is damaged