| "Doctors at Johns Hopkins have attached a new ear to a patient that was grown on her own forearm. It's a medical first...In 2008, Sherrie Walters was diagnosed with aggressive basal cell cancer, and had to have part of her ear, skull, and ear canal removed. But now she's the first patient to receive a new procedure that uses rib cartilage to build an entirely new ear, spearheaded by Dr. Patrick Byrne, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon. The new ear was then placed under the skin of her arm for months to grow...".* Cenk Uygur and Hermela Aregawi (a producer of The Young Turks on Current TV) break it down on The Young Turks.
*Read more here from Kyle Wagner / Gizmodo: http://gizmodo.com/5946943/woman-grows-a-new-ear-on-her-arm-has-it-attached-to-her-head-warning-graphic
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