Woman in France has nose grown on her arm from 3D-printed biomaterial then grafted onto her faceShe was left without a nose after being treated for nasal cancer in 2013urgeons in France have grown a woman a new nose on her arm - before successfully grafting it to her face.But a ground-breaking procedure has now seen a new nose grown on her forearm using cutting-edge technology.The tailor-made intervention was carried out by the ear, nose and throat and cervico-facial surgery teams from the Toulouse University Hospital, and the Claudius Regaud Institute, and took place at the Toulouse-Oncopole University Cancer Institute.The hospital said: “This type of reconstruction had never before been performed on such a fragile and poorly vascularised area and was made possible thanks to the collaboration of the medical teams with the company Cerhum, a Belgian manufacturer of medical devices specializing in bone reconstruction.“This new technique also makes it possible to overcome certain limitations presented by other techniques.”Register for free to continue readingSign up for exclusive newsletters, comment on stories, enter competitions and attend events."