Cure for ‘Cauliflower Ear’

[El Presidente]

I have plenty of rugby mates who cold use this treatment 

 

 

 

Simple Injection Could Be the Cure for Wrestlers and Athletes Suffering From ‘Cauliflower Ear’

 

Rugby players, boxers and wrestlers may soon be able to heal their deformed cauliflower ears with the help of a simple injection.

Chinese researchers have developed a new 3D-bioprinting machine capable of making new tissue without the need for traumatic surgery.

It means sports stars like Richie McCaw, Graham Rowntree, and Dan Cole won’t have their retirement blighted with snide comments about their disfigured ears.The international team used a non-invasive technique to 3D-bioprint new ears for mice, a procedure which creates layers of tissue similarly to how spare parts are built by conventional 3D printers in industry. Instead of ink, the researchers created a mix of cartilage cells and chemicals that were administered beneath the skin at the back of the ear. The new tissue began forming immediately, correcting genetically malformed “auricles” in the lab rodents—the visible part of the ear outside the head.

One month later, the cartilage had maintained its shape and been colonized by blood vessels and muscles to begin growing and renewing themselves normally.

The “bio-ink”, which was described in the study published in Science Advances, is controlled using rays of near-infrared digital light, rather than UV light that is harmful to the cells.

Former Leicester Tigers and England forward and now coach at Munster Graham Rowntree. SWNS.

A microchip called a DMB (digital micromirror device) with a customized pattern was painlessly inserted beneath the mouse’s skin in order to trigger the “bio-ink” solution to make the new tissue, layer by layer.

After correcting the deformity, the extremity looked perfectly normal—and the team believe the procedure will also work for humans.

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/injection-could-cure-cauliflower-ear/

 

[madandana]

So... You’re serious, I was waiting for a punch line.

[Chibearsv]

“After correcting the deformity, the extremity looked perfectly normal—and the team believe the procedure will also work for humans.”
 

Is it better to have mouse ears? 

[frenchkiwi]

Front Rowers Around the World, you're in luck , if you want it to they can programme for it to keep going on your face.

Prettify you into a poncy first five.

[SirVantes]

"The new tissue began forming immediately."  Researchers expect that the ears will have time to reform perfectly between scrum resets.  

[PigFish]

Between piercings, tattoos and boob jobs we now can look forward to people with mouse ears!!! -LOL

[Fuzz]

Reconstructed ear grown on mice have been around for a long time. It was first tried in the '90s. This is just an improved method. The normal technique is to grow the ear on your forearm, as it would have your own cells, thereby reducing the chance of rejection.