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Several_Cabinet_9725 OP t1_iwyta4k wrote

Experts in France have grown a woman a new 3D-printed nose on her forearm after she lost hers to cancer.

The operation involved ear, nose and throat experts as well as plastic surgery teams at the Toulouse University Hospital and the Claudius Regaud Institute and took place at the Toulouse-Oncopole University Cancer Institute.

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thisplacemakesmeangr t1_iwzrr9t wrote

I mean it's super impressive but you think they'd have better aim. It's a lot to ask but I'd really rather have mine on my face.

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nbdy1745 t1_ix0qyz6 wrote

I know, poor woman… now people are going to say “hey where’s your nose? Oh there it is…”.

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thisplacemakesmeangr t1_ix1e0wr wrote

Imagine when she's wearing a coat. Just standing there looking like a victim of one of those "got your nose" scam artists. None of them really get your nose. Also, you can defeat them by looking in a mirror. Just like a vampire. Makes you think.

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Haterbait_band t1_ix271en wrote

While it’s growing, maybe somewhere less noticeable? Maybe on my torso? Weird to Q-tip the thing though. Although I guess if you’re missing your nose, having a nose growing on your arm probably isn’t a big deal.

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kenwongart t1_iwyv3zq wrote

Hey that’s kind of like the man who had a penis attached to his arm for six years.

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oneofthehumans t1_iwyykku wrote

That story was hilarious… “The worst thing is when you cuddle your nan at Christmas and it hits her in the eye.”

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Boost_Attic_t t1_iwyyhne wrote

> He recalled: "Penis went black. I went to the toilet and it fell off."

Ok wtf

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imhere2downvote t1_iwyziyw wrote

yeah i need to know how to avoid this

edit: i was told this happens

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WOLFPUSSYWOLFPUSSY t1_iwz2ccy wrote

He kept popping a reappearing abcess which led to an infection that he neglected

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newgrow2019 t1_iwzsmhw wrote

He injected heroin and or cocaine into his penis, got an abscess and it fell off. Don’t inject drugs into your penis, you should be good

Or

He had sex with ya mum. Lol. Sorry I had to

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AromaticIce9 t1_ix1wdbf wrote

Perineum.

Place between your balls and anus.

Why the fuck there? Lots of blood vessels.

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n3w4cc01_1nt t1_iwzabjb wrote

he said he had a drug addiction so potentially injecting opiates collapsed all the good veins leaving him to inject into his genitals which got infected.

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Psykechan t1_iwzvaej wrote

> "Penis went black. I went to the toilet and it fell off."

Once you go black you never come back... on.

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TheOwlOnMyPorch t1_iwz2cvt wrote

I'm sorry, a pump in his scrotum? I'm imagining the little pump they used to have in the tongue of certain sneakers, but wouldn't that hurt??

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ireallydontcare52 t1_iwz9002 wrote

That's more or less exactly what I am imagining. Or like a priming bulb for a boat motor lol. I imagine it wouldn't hurt too much, depends on how hard you have to squeeze to get it to work.

Do you think if he sits down the wrong way it'd be an instant erection?

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AromaticIce9 t1_ix1whrv wrote

You can pinch your scrotum skin pretty hard without it hurting. Just use the pad of your finger and not your fingernail lol

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DeltaJesus t1_ix0pklm wrote

Yeah it's what they do for trans guys too, one nut inflates the other deflates. It's not painful because you're just squeezing the sack really, it's the nuts themselves that are fragile.

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Double_Belt2331 t1_ix195lu wrote

Same prostheses are used for erectile disfunction. This tech has been available & widely used since the early 80s. The company that first developed it went public & had an entire schematic in their prospectus. At 24, all I could imagine was all the 60yo (male) brokers having a heart attack as they read the very invasive depictive description of how it all worked.

(Why does Reddit not recognize the word depictive?)

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trendyTim t1_ix12gk2 wrote

Well that was a wild read while having my morning coffee

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Euphorium t1_ix16dvy wrote

Did they really censor “little bugger” in an article about a guy’s penis

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HaikuBotStalksMe t1_ix17c5b wrote

Bugger means gay guy in British, so people might get offended.

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Euphorium t1_ix1k0ok wrote

I guess but context is key. It’s like censoring prick when it’s used as a verb because it’s a swear when used as an adjective. Nothing to really get up in arms about but I find it a little goofy.

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Jaigg t1_iwz5p3n wrote

My boss in like 2004 grew his nose back on his forehead, skin only. They then cut around it to the top, twisted it around and sewed it into place. It was still attached at the top so it had blood flow. It was cool but weird.

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tvnr t1_ix0a5g7 wrote

Unfortunately, I first read this as “grew his nose back on his foreskin, only.”

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ONEOFHAM t1_ix2liyo wrote

There's a guy that grew his penis back on his arm

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tvnr t1_ix2s23i wrote

True. Uno Reverse Card 🔄

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Tiny_Rat t1_ix0es93 wrote

That's a variation on one of the oldest plastic surgeries out there, actually! Described in a treatise by Sushruta in the 6th century BCE.

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lessthanperfect86 t1_ix11mw3 wrote

I wonder if the quality of the skin is more similar to the nose if it comes from the forehead. Imagine hairy arms being the base for a new nose.

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Jaigg t1_ix1bke3 wrote

Interesting. I figured it was just proximity but now I'm thinking hairy noses might be part of it.

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herrkuchenbaecker t1_ix8xcvo wrote

> twisted it around and sewed it into place. It was still attached at the top so it had blood flow. It was cool but weird.

im having a hard time visualizing this

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meisterwaffles t1_ix1bgnu wrote

ENT here. They mention it towards the end of the article, but they end up transplanting the nose in what’s called a “free flap surgery”. It’s a common procedure in head and neck surgery for reconstruction after cancer removal. It involves taking skin, soft tissue, bone, muscle (with its associated arteries and veins) from places like your forearm, thigh, leg, scapula, etc. and transplanting them to other places where you hook up donor and recipient veins and arteries using microsurgery. I work on ~4-5 of these cases a week where we have patients with tongue, throat, etc. cancer where we replace missing tissue after cancer removal with donor tissue from elsewhere in the body.

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Haterbait_band t1_ix27f62 wrote

Hooking up veins and arteries sounds tricky, but what about nerves? I’d imagine the transplanted skin wouldn’t have much feeling without them. How would I know my nose it itchy?

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meisterwaffles t1_ix2mjap wrote

Most of these surgeries use insensate flaps so usually don’t connect nerves, but there are ones that do connect the nerves. Nerve regeneration is just much more finicky than arteries and veins so it’s usually not worth it.

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Lord_Silverkey t1_ix2r03q wrote

My cousin has been going through this recently. He had to have most of his cheek removed from cancer in his mouth. He had "luckily" accidentally injured his cheek minorly at work, which then wouldn't heal, which caused the doctors to find the cancer.

My understanding is that they've replaced the cheek with a deep piece of tissue from his thigh, and then replaced the deep tissue on his thigh with thin tissue from his forearm.

He started chemo this past Friday. I believe it's to try to ensure that if any cancer spread further it'll be more effectively killed off and won't return as easily. He'll be getting doses 5 days a week until the new year.

It's pretty rough to see him go through it.

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mfh1234 t1_ix2v216 wrote

It’s going to be tough for him but surprisingly it seems to pass quickly

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B33Man88 t1_ix0bh85 wrote

I would’ve grown the nose on her face, but I’m no scientist.

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Haterbait_band t1_ix278a1 wrote

If they had gone to doctor school, they’d know basic anatomy.

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humanitarianWarlord t1_iwz1tqy wrote

Would that not leave a giant scar on her arm when they remove it?

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Bubbagumpredditor t1_iwz5azk wrote

Yes, but it's preferable to having a giant scar in the middle of your face

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FierroGamer t1_iwzh4ij wrote

... Where the nose should be*

I think that's the important part, right?

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_off_piste_ t1_iwze1ct wrote

It’s already leaving a scar. I wouldn’t call what they’re doing as “growing” a nose. They’re taking existing skin and molding it into a 3d nose shape which has the effect of ruining the skin in that area on her arm. Preferable to no nose but not growing, IMO.

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FierroGamer t1_iwzhliq wrote

> They’re taking existing skin and molding it into a 3d nose shape which has the effect

Slight correction, but the article says they 3d printed it with synthetic biomaterials and attached it to her arm instead of just using existing tissues in her arm. I'm sure existing tissue plays a big role in it but most of it is 3d printed.

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_off_piste_ t1_iwzrc7i wrote

I think the synthetic materials is just to give it structure. You can see how much skin they intended to use before they started the process and you can see massive scar tissues at the bottom of the second picture where they used it.

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Blonsky t1_iwz24f8 wrote

It wouldn’t leave any scare on her leg because it is on her arm.

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joshhupp t1_iwzt1wa wrote

Lots of people here saying they should have put the nose above the mouth, but consider that if your nose is on your knee, it's a lot easier to stop and smell the roses.

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VolunteerHypeMan t1_ix285sa wrote

I mean, why not at shin level at that point? It will be same height as the flowers thus making them easier to smell without bending your knees.

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naad2019 t1_ix0ch4n wrote

That's NOT the right place to grow a nose!

You did that with Voldemort and look what happened... people won't even speak his name!

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ToddTheReaper t1_ix1p5gd wrote

My question, does it make you tear up if you smash it into a table like a real nose does?

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ozdrew t1_ix23i18 wrote

I mean when they can grow it on her face, then we will have real progress

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FuturologyBot t1_iwyywwh wrote

The following submission statement was provided by /u/Several_Cabinet_9725:

Experts in France have grown a woman a new 3D-printed nose on her forearm after she lost hers to cancer.

The operation involved ear, nose and throat experts as well as plastic surgery teams at the Toulouse University Hospital and the Claudius Regaud Institute and took place at the Toulouse-Oncopole University Cancer Institute.

Please reply to OP's comment here: https://old.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/yzae0d/experts_grow_new_3dprinted_nose_on_womans_arm/iwyta4k/

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Double_Belt2331 t1_ix19gvd wrote

>>Experts in France

I guess that’s a lot better than

>>That weirdo kid who got a 3D printer & lives in the basement next door

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Jadookin907 t1_ix1iwvv wrote

Why the fuck not just 3D print a nose onto her face

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New-Indication5929 t1_ix1mum8 wrote

This article is totally bullshit because NOT ONCE did they use the word “smellbow” and I’m so mad about it

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thx1138- t1_ix208g8 wrote

"Looks like you've got a case of nose-arm." -- Doctor from A Million Ways to Die in the West

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DMurBOOBS-I-Dare-You t1_ix2cva3 wrote

"So, was the date good enough you'd go out with her again?"

"I dunno man, one of her arms smells..."

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4354574 t1_ix2saqv wrote

This is too positive, futurology needs to post another alarmist piece about underpopulation for people living in countries not experiencing underpopulation in a world that just hit 8 billion people.

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rmzalbar t1_ix2w1ou wrote

Definitely the best time to host/attend fancy dinner parties

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Asstaroth t1_ix2zxij wrote

Imagine hiding this under a sleeve and suddenly grabbing kids noses “got your nose!” Then suddenly showing the one on your arm lol

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ebann001 t1_ix31h0r wrote

I’m pretty sure it’s impossible to “grow” anything “printed”. It’s like pouring water that I’m drinking. The Cartlidge was printed the skin grew. Perhaps “create”would’ve been a better choice of words

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eviltwintomboy t1_ix0lyw6 wrote

Having a nose there makes it easier to stick into other people’s business…

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SlySlickWicked t1_ix1ebyb wrote

So can they do this will all body parts because I have something I want to extend 🤪

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