Ear on the arm (news)

EAR ON THE ARM

A Chinese man lost an ear during a tragic car accident and ever since felt incomplete. Doctors in the city of Xi'an are trying to change that.

To begin the pioneering procedure, they took cartilage from Mr Ji’s ribs and then cut the cartilage into the shape of an ear. Subsequently, they implanted the cartilage under the skin of the man’s forearm, which was perhaps the most complicated and dangerous step but it was a success.

The artificial ear now needs to grow for at least another three months before the final surgery when it will be transplanted onto his head.

Mr Ji has gone through many operations since his accident, not only for his ear, but also for his skin and cheeks. He hopes that the operations will eventually bring him back a normal life.

SUMMARY

This news is from China. A man has a car accident. He loses his ear. Doctors try to help him. They make him a new ear.

They take a piece of his ribs. They make the piece into an ear. They put the ear under the skin of his arm. It grows there.

This takes 3 months. When it is finished, the doctors put it on the man’s head.

The man has many operations. He has many operations for more than his ear. He also has them for his skin and cheeks. He wants to have a normal life

VOCABULARY

pioneering (innovative, new), cartilage (a flexible material of the body), subsequently (then, afterwards), i.e. (that is).