Archive · 30 Dec 2025

Chinese Doctors Reattach Woman's Ear After Keeping It Alive on Foot

Chinese Doctors Reattach Woman's Ear After Keeping It Alive on Foot

A woman named Sun had a very bad accident at work that cut off her ear and hurt her head and face badly.

Doctors in China had to do something very smart to save her ear.

They put the ear on her foot and kept it alive there for five months.

They did this because the foot's blood vessels and skin were similar to those on the head.

After the ear was safe on her foot, they fixed her head with skin from her tummy.

Then, they moved the ear back to her head.

It took many surgeries and a lot of care, but in the end, the ear looks and works like it should.

Sun is now out of the hospital and will have a few more small surgeries to make everything look even better.

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