• Welcome to Tamil Brahmins forums.

    You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our Free Brahmin Community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!

    If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact contact us.

Indian-Origin Doctor Successfully 'Grows' Ears For An 8-Year-Old American Boy

Status
Not open for further replies.
Indian-Origin Doctor Successfully 'Grows' Ears For An 8-Year-Old American Boy

August 25, 2015

fter a series of 'miraculous' surgeries, an Indian-origin doctor in the US has successfully grown outer ears from rib cartilage in an 8-year-old boy.
ears_1440485187.jpg
akronchildrens.org

Elijah Bell, a second-grade student at Frazer Elementary in Canton, Ohio, was born with bilateral atresia microtia, a rare birth defect where the outer ears are undeveloped, and, in Elijah's case, had no openings to the middle and inner ear. On July 28, Elijah completed a final round of surgeries at Akron Children's Hospital to craft a set of outer ears. Ananth Murthy, director of plastic surgery at the hospital, made ears from Elijah's rib cartilage.

Elijah Bell, a second-grade student at Frazer Elementary in Canton, Ohio, was born with bilateral atresia microtia, a rare birth defect where the outer ears are undeveloped, and, in Elijah's case, had no openings to the middle and inner ear. On July 28, Elijah completed a final round of surgeries at Akron Children's Hospital to craft a set of outer ears. Ananth Murthy, director of plastic surgery at the hospital, made ears from Elijah's rib cartilage.


ears-1_1440485223.jpg
akronchildrens.org"

We consider it to be a miracle in our family, the changes we've seen in Elijah are really remarkable," Colleen Bell, Elijah's mom said, adding that her son has a new outlook on life. Elijah's middle and inner ear developed normally, giving him the ability to hear. But the lack of an opening meant that sounds had trouble getting through. He had to wear a bone-anchored hearing aid. The procedure to grow outer ears required five surgeries, starting when Elijah was 4 years old.

ears-2_1440485264.jpg
Elijah and his little sis McVehil | akronchildrens.org


Along with harvesting cartilage to create the ears, Murthy had to use a skin graft from Elijah's thigh to create a gap between his ears and his head. During the final surgery in July, Murthy gave Elijah's ears detailed "hills and valleys".


http://www.indiatimes.com/news/worl...ears-for-an-8yearold-american-boy-244509.html

 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Latest ads

Back
Top