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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Vishwam Sankaran

Woman receives 3D-printed ear implant grown from her own cells in major breakthrough

3DBio Therapeutics

A surgery for reconstructing a patient’s ear with her own tissue using 3D printing technology was successfully completed by doctors in the US.

The breakthrough surgery could lead to new ways to treat people with a rare birth defect, 3DBio Therapeutics, the company that developed the implant, said in a statement.

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