Haterbait_band t1_ix27f62 wrote
Reply to comment by meisterwaffles in Experts Grow New 3D-Printed Nose On Woman's Arm After She Lost Hers To Cancer by Several_Cabinet_9725
Hooking up veins and arteries sounds tricky, but what about nerves? I’d imagine the transplanted skin wouldn’t have much feeling without them. How would I know my nose it itchy?
meisterwaffles t1_ix2mjap wrote
Most of these surgeries use insensate flaps so usually don’t connect nerves, but there are ones that do connect the nerves. Nerve regeneration is just much more finicky than arteries and veins so it’s usually not worth it.
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