Woman's Ear Reattached with Help of Leeches

Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - 17:22 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Plastic surgeons reattached the ear of a woman after it was torn off during a pit bull attack, suturing together a tiny artery to bring blood flow to the ear and using leeches to drain the spent blood.

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