HOLMES: Now, don't be grossed out because this is actually really interesting. This is trending around the world right now.</s>MALVEAUX: Yes. This is China, and what might be a medical first here. This is a man growing a new nose on his forehead. That's right. Paula Hancocks is in Seoul, South Korea, and she's actually reporting on this amazing - it's pioneering work. Check it out.</s>PAULA HANCOCKS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: A man in China will soon have a new face, thanks to an intricate reconstructive surgery. Chinese state media says that doctors successfully grew a nose on the man's forehead and they plan to transplant it to his naval cavity soon. The man lost his nose due to infection from a car accident last year. CCTV says that doctors took a skin tissue expander (ph) and managed to shape the new nose using cartilage from his ribs. It took nine months to grow.</s>MALVEAUX: Pretty awesome stuff.</s>HOLMES: Unbelievable.</s>MALVEAUX: I love it.</s>HOLMES: And then they'll cut it off, stitch him up and put it in the right place.</s>MALVEAUX: Pretty amazing stuff.</s>HOLMES: All right, we've got to go.</s>MALVEAUX: Thanks for watching AROUND THE WORLD. CNN NEWSROOM starts right now.
Man Grows Nose on Forehead