October 3, 2011 (Denver, Colorado) — A significant number of plastic surgeons have faith in the ability of tissue engineers to invent products in the next 15 years that will arm them with the tools to ...

According to the National Birth Defects Prevention Network, one in every 8,000 to 10,000 births in the United States result in one of two congenital malformations of the ear: microtia (the child is ...

KUTV — Microtia is a congenital condition characterized by the underdevelopment or absence of the external ear (auricle). This condition can affect one or both ears and varies in severity. For ...

Using a combination of 3-D printing and cultured cells, scientists in China have grown new ears for five children born with a defect in one ear called microtia, which impacts the shape and function of ...

3DBio Therapeutics (3DBio), a clinical-stage regenerative medicine company, and the Microtia-Congenital Ear Deformity Institute announced that they have conducted a human ear reconstruction using the ...

Microtia, a congenital condition involving underdeveloped or absent outer ears, poses significant challenges for kids and families. ARCHANA JYOTI explores the medical, psychological, and societal ...

Thanks to two novel tools, the traditionally difficult surgery to create a replacement ear from a patient's rib cartilage may soon be done faster, more simply and accurately. According to the National ...

Affecting about 1 to 5 of every 10,000 babies born globally, microtia is a rare disorder encompassing a spectrum of congenital ear malformations or even absence of the auricle, the visible part of the ...

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 ...

MIAMI (CNN) -- Scientists in China have grown new ears for five children using a combination of 3-D printing and cultured cells. The children were born with a defect in one ear called microtia, which ...

(CNN) -- Using a combination of 3-D printing and cultured cells, scientists in China have grown new ears for five children born with a defect in one ear called microtia, which impacts the shape and ...