For The First Time Doctors Successfully Transplant 3D Printed Ear Made From Patient’s Own Cells

A doctor has, for the first time, successfully transplanted a 3D printed ear made from a patient’s own cells using 3DBio Therapeutics.

A 20-year-old woman is said to be the first person to have a successful ear transplant using 3D printing, which uses the patient's own cells to build the implant.

The woman, who goes by the name Alexa and is from Mexico, was born with a rare birth abnormality that caused the outer section of her right ear to become undersized and malformed, according t...

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