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Doctor Regrows Man’s Missing Fingertip Using Pig Bladder by Nobody: 6:08am On Sep 18, 2013
An errant horse bite, a pig’s bladder and one man’s fingertip have resulted in what some are calling a minor medical miracle with great potential to help others.

CBS Miami reports that 33-year-old Paul Halpern was feeding his prized horse when it suddenly bit off the tip of his index finger.

“One of the guys that worked with me reached his hand in the horse’s mouth, took the fingertip out, and I jumped in the car, grabbed the rest of my finger, wondering what we should do,” Halpern told the station.

His insurance company wanted Halpern to have the rest of his finger amputated. Instead, he visited Dr. Eugenio Rodriguez at the Deerfield Beach Outpatient Surgical Center, who said he had a plan to regrow the missing portion of the finger.

“He really wanted to have his finger healed, and fast,” Dr. Rodriguez told the station. “It’s very interesting to see a patient heal. That’s my passion, wound healing. It is fascinating to have the new results.”

Dr. Rodriguez used pig bladder tissue to build a template mold of the missing fingertip. He attached the template to the wound entry point at the end of the remaining finger.

Over the course of several weeks, Halpern’s flesh and bone began to regrow into the template, with even the fingernail returning.

"I couldn't notice at the time [that it was growing], but once everything had healed and the fingernail grew back, which is quite miraculous, and the skin healed over, then you really notice,” Halpern told NBC Miami. "I consider myself very lucky."

The actual procedure, called a xenograft, or xenotransplantation, causes the cells of one species to transplant with the cells of another species. Each day, Halpern would apply a new layer of pig bladder tissue and cover it with a saline sheet. Dr. Rodriguez said the pig bladder tissue stimulates stem cells, causing the new human tissue and bone to grow.

Although rare, the procedure is not unheard of. And technically, it’s about 100 years old, having first been developed in the early 20th century. But it also comes with potential risks, including infection and the potential for disease transferring from one set of tissue to another.

Halpern said it was pain-free, allowing him to avoid surgery or other costly approaches to physical recovery. Dr. Rodriguez says he has been using the pig bladder powder to treat other physical wounds and hopes the treatment becomes more mainstream.

“I’m really grateful. I think it’s fantastic,” Halpern said. “ I think in the future there’s going to be other uses for it, but it wasn’t a life-threatening injury to me, it was something that was an accident.”



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Re: Doctor Regrows Man’s Missing Fingertip Using Pig Bladder by GeneralJ(m): 6:17am On Sep 18, 2013
end time finger
end time pig
end time bladder
End Time Things (ETT)

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Re: Doctor Regrows Man’s Missing Fingertip Using Pig Bladder by Nobody: 8:02am On Sep 18, 2013
GeneralJ: end time finger
end time pig
end time bladder
End Time Things (ETT)
lol, na everything be end time things? cheesy

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Re: Doctor Regrows Man’s Missing Fingertip Using Pig Bladder by mcevans1(m): 4:34pm On Sep 18, 2013
grin
Re: Doctor Regrows Man’s Missing Fingertip Using Pig Bladder by sayso: 4:35pm On Sep 18, 2013
ok
Re: Doctor Regrows Man’s Missing Fingertip Using Pig Bladder by Lilimax(f): 4:35pm On Sep 18, 2013
Elliotwiz1: The actual procedure, called a xenograft, or xenotransplantation, causes the cells of one species to transplant with the cells of another species.
Good development!.
I'm sure in no distance time, scientists will leverage on this discovery to do more exploit cheesy.

ASUU which way sad?
Our undergraduates need to go back to school to join in the discoveries smiley undecided

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Re: Doctor Regrows Man’s Missing Fingertip Using Pig Bladder by prettyify(f): 4:36pm On Sep 18, 2013
Oh well! embarassed
Re: Doctor Regrows Man’s Missing Fingertip Using Pig Bladder by Mrniceguyjohn(m): 4:37pm On Sep 18, 2013
abegi comot ur lie 4 road ma pass jare? Oshi

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Re: Doctor Regrows Man’s Missing Fingertip Using Pig Bladder by Neduzze5(m): 4:38pm On Sep 18, 2013
The wonderful works that the Lord God has manifested amongst his people. Puurrrraaaaaiiiissseee da Lord!!!

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Re: Doctor Regrows Man’s Missing Fingertip Using Pig Bladder by iterator25: 4:39pm On Sep 18, 2013
Ett
Re: Doctor Regrows Man’s Missing Fingertip Using Pig Bladder by stonemind(f): 4:41pm On Sep 18, 2013
pls how many likes for the amazing doc?
Re: Doctor Regrows Man’s Missing Fingertip Using Pig Bladder by fr3do(m): 4:41pm On Sep 18, 2013
U dont say

Re: Doctor Regrows Man’s Missing Fingertip Using Pig Bladder by Jessechinex: 4:41pm On Sep 18, 2013
Dis doc na badosky. I knw d man na ma fada jnr broda lolz
Re: Doctor Regrows Man’s Missing Fingertip Using Pig Bladder by moscobabs(m): 4:44pm On Sep 18, 2013
Dr Rodiguez eventually END the painful TIME of this guy...hunnmmm,hope THINGS will not latter fall apart sa

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Re: Doctor Regrows Man’s Missing Fingertip Using Pig Bladder by seedord247(m): 4:44pm On Sep 18, 2013
stone-mind:
pls how many likes for the amazing doc?

You must be high on 7up.
Re: Doctor Regrows Man’s Missing Fingertip Using Pig Bladder by Leobreezy(m): 4:45pm On Sep 18, 2013
Good news for Goodluck Jonathan, he can regrow his brain back once again. cheesy

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Re: Doctor Regrows Man’s Missing Fingertip Using Pig Bladder by Nobody: 4:46pm On Sep 18, 2013
Iro..ni..joor.. Bo..ni..picture..wa Opin Aye L'eleyi ooo
Re: Doctor Regrows Man’s Missing Fingertip Using Pig Bladder by crackhaus: 4:47pm On Sep 18, 2013
Any discoveries on how to reduce the length of my male extremity? Daz the one I'm interested in, my gf has endured enough.
Re: Doctor Regrows Man’s Missing Fingertip Using Pig Bladder by MCKULQ(m): 4:51pm On Sep 18, 2013
Anti-Christ at work here grin
Re: Doctor Regrows Man’s Missing Fingertip Using Pig Bladder by fr3do(m): 4:51pm On Sep 18, 2013
Wait o
no pictures angry
Re: Doctor Regrows Man’s Missing Fingertip Using Pig Bladder by Nobody: 4:53pm On Sep 18, 2013
crackhaus: Any discoveries on how to reduce the length of my male extremity? Daz the one I'm interested in, my gf has endured enough.

lol
Re: Doctor Regrows Man’s Missing Fingertip Using Pig Bladder by victorkc(m): 5:02pm On Sep 18, 2013
This has also reiterated/supported the call for stem cell mediated researches which some people are still kicking against. There is nothing stem call can not cure , absolutely nothing. The prospects of stem cell researches remain the greatest hope for mankind as far as medical breakthroughs are concerned. Gbabe

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Re: Doctor Regrows Man’s Missing Fingertip Using Pig Bladder by Nobody: 5:08pm On Sep 18, 2013
Lilimax: .

ASUU which way sad?
Our undergraduates need to go back to school to join in the discoveries smiley undecided

wetin u wan go discover?with empty nigeria public univerties.
Re: Doctor Regrows Man’s Missing Fingertip Using Pig Bladder by belhomme(m): 5:22pm On Sep 18, 2013
END TIME HORSE grin

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Re: Doctor Regrows Man’s Missing Fingertip Using Pig Bladder by christejames(m): 5:24pm On Sep 18, 2013
Is like the tym is gradually coming to an egg if not when did horse turn carnivore? Message sent via nokia torch light
Re: Doctor Regrows Man’s Missing Fingertip Using Pig Bladder by victorv12(m): 5:25pm On Sep 18, 2013
That's the difference between human intelligence and religion. Science and religion are two sides of the same coin. One prefers to use its head while the other relies on tales.

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Re: Doctor Regrows Man’s Missing Fingertip Using Pig Bladder by ITbomb(m): 5:26pm On Sep 18, 2013
Lilimax:
ASUU which way sad?
Our undergraduates need to go back to school to join in the discoveries smiley undecided

Discovery for which lab , if govt no release money to build and equipped our lab , no school for you.
ASUU strike till 2015

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Re: Doctor Regrows Man’s Missing Fingertip Using Pig Bladder by Policewoman(f): 5:32pm On Sep 18, 2013
Can they also grow back.....??
Re: Doctor Regrows Man’s Missing Fingertip Using Pig Bladder by maasoap(m): 5:37pm On Sep 18, 2013
christe james: Is like the tym is gradually coming to an egg if not when did horse turn carnivore? Message sent via nokia torch light
Go back and re read the article again. Or, is it comprehending problem?
Re: Doctor Regrows Man’s Missing Fingertip Using Pig Bladder by niggadee(m): 6:15pm On Sep 18, 2013
Elliotwiz1: lol, na everything be end time things? cheesy
no mind Dem they are stupid.
Re: Doctor Regrows Man’s Missing Fingertip Using Pig Bladder by Nobody: 6:16pm On Sep 18, 2013
Science is God's greatest gift to mankind!

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