In a medical story that has to be seen to be believed, a Chinese woman whose ear was torn off in an industrial accident had it grafted onto her foot as a way of keeping it viable for later transfer back to her head.
In a process called heterotopic survival, which involves grafting severed body parts onto different regions to ensure blood flow and tissue repair, the ear of 30-year-old Ms. Sun was attached to the top of her foot. After 5 months, surgeons successfully reconnected the ear to her head.
“In a process called heterotopic survival, which involves grafting severed body parts onto different regions to ensure blood flow and tissue repair, the ear of 30-year-old Ms.”
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Good News Good Vibes. (2026, January 26). Woman's Severed Ear Saved by Grafting it Onto Her Foot Before Reattaching. Retrieved from https://goodnewsgoodvibes.com/en/article/severed-ear-saved-grafted-foot
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