US scientists have completed the first successful implants of ‘lab-grown’ v aginal organs, in four women with a rare condition who were born without a v agina. The procedures, carried out between 2005 and 2008, have proved a long-term success, with all patients able to become sexually active without any discomfort.And scientists at the [b]University of Basel[/b] have reported the first ever successful nose reconstruction surgery using cartilage grown in the laboratory. Cartilage cells were extracted from the patient's nasal septum, multiplied and expanded onto a collagen membrane. The engineered cartilage was then shaped according to the defect and implanted.
[link url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/labgrown-vaginas-prove-longterm-success-for-four-women-born-without-one-9252293.html] – The Independent[/link]
[link url=http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-04-scientists-cartilage-reconstruct-nose.html] – Medical Xpress[/link]