A ten-year-old girl Radhiyah Miah from south Wales, Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire in all probability will become the first person in Britain to have a “3Dbioprinted” ear. According to The Times, researchers won £2.5 million for a pioneering project.
Miah suffers from a congenital condition known as microtia, which means she was born without a properly formed left ear.
The report suggested that researchers from the University of Swansea might be able to decode a procedure to help people like Miah which will involve “taking a small sample of cartilage cells, possibly from her nose, and using them to create a living inner structure for her ear.”
Radiyah’s father, Rana told The Times that his daughter would want to tie her hair and also get her ears pierced. Researchers might be able to achieve a breakthrough by developing an ear in a lab via 3D printing process which otherwise has the potential to leave scars and create complications for the ten-year-old should she undergo regular surgery.
