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After 17 years of no news, a new nose

(China Daily)
Updated: 2006-08-02 08:51

A young man who had to breath with his mouth for 17 years after a traffic accident has got a new nose with the help of doctors in Chongqing.

The new nose was made by doctors using a section of the man's own rib and has given him a new lease of life.

His nasal bone was destroyed during the accident. Without a nose, he dared not go out for fear he might be treated as a bugbear.

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