Chinese woman's face to be re-built with nose and lips grown on chest

Jin Qi, 27, will have her lower face reconstructed over six months after living without a nose and lips for 25 years. PHOTO: WEIBO

SHANGHAI: A young woman in China, who lost the lower part of her face at a young age, will soon be getting a nose and mouth - transplanted from her chest.

Jin Qi, 27, underwent surgery lasting more than 10 hours in Shanghai on Monday (April 10), Xinhua news agency reported.