Chinese burn victim gets face transplant using tissue from her chest
- 10 years ago
A 17-year-old Chinese girl from Fujian province has received a new face from a skin graft grown on her chest, according to a report by the BBC.
Xu Jianmei was just five years old when she was severely disfigured in a fire, losing her chin, eyelids and part of her right ear.
The teenager, who comes from a small fishing village, revealed her new face earlier this week following the successful operation.
Xu's new face was grown on her chest by a team of Chinese doctors using skin grafted from her leg.
"First, we took a piece of blood vessel fascia from her thigh and implanted it in her chest," said Jiang Chenghong her surgeon told Chinese state media.
Next, a water-filled balloon was implanted underneath her skin and expanded over months.
"We inserted a skin expander beneath the part of skin where the blood vessel fascia was planted, so that the part could expand and produce enough skin for her new face," added Jiang.
According to Xu, she can now smile properly for the first time in 12 years.
"With her new face she will be able to express herself in a more precise way. She will even be able to blush when her emotions change, but it will take a long time," said Jiang.
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Xu Jianmei was just five years old when she was severely disfigured in a fire, losing her chin, eyelids and part of her right ear.
The teenager, who comes from a small fishing village, revealed her new face earlier this week following the successful operation.
Xu's new face was grown on her chest by a team of Chinese doctors using skin grafted from her leg.
"First, we took a piece of blood vessel fascia from her thigh and implanted it in her chest," said Jiang Chenghong her surgeon told Chinese state media.
Next, a water-filled balloon was implanted underneath her skin and expanded over months.
"We inserted a skin expander beneath the part of skin where the blood vessel fascia was planted, so that the part could expand and produce enough skin for her new face," added Jiang.
According to Xu, she can now smile properly for the first time in 12 years.
"With her new face she will be able to express herself in a more precise way. She will even be able to blush when her emotions change, but it will take a long time," said Jiang.
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