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ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - In the first surgery of its kind in the area, tissue from body parts of a 12-year-old girl born with one ear was used to create a bioprosthetic ear earlier this week.
“Ravin has had the same condition since birth, she was born with one ear. We went to many doctors until we finally visited Dr. Kadhim [Kakawais] and he told us ‘Bring her and God willing we will do the surgery,’’ Mohammed Ahmed, Ravin's father, told Rudaw.
The procedure consists of using costal cartilage to create a bioprosthetic ear. Despite the operation being quite challenging and requiring Kakawais’s collaboration with a team of other medical professionals, it was ultimately successful.
“Thank God the surgery ended successfully. In a few months, there will be another stage that will be easier than the surgery we just did. Hopefully, she will have a beautiful ear. So far everything has come along beautifully, according to plan,” said the surgeon.
Ravin's family gathered at the hospital to celebrate the surgery's success.
“Ravin has had the same condition since birth, she was born with one ear. We went to many doctors until we finally visited Dr. Kadhim [Kakawais] and he told us ‘Bring her and God willing we will do the surgery,’’ Mohammed Ahmed, Ravin's father, told Rudaw.
The procedure consists of using costal cartilage to create a bioprosthetic ear. Despite the operation being quite challenging and requiring Kakawais’s collaboration with a team of other medical professionals, it was ultimately successful.
“Thank God the surgery ended successfully. In a few months, there will be another stage that will be easier than the surgery we just did. Hopefully, she will have a beautiful ear. So far everything has come along beautifully, according to plan,” said the surgeon.
Ravin's family gathered at the hospital to celebrate the surgery's success.
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