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Local Radio,22 Jan 2026,5 mins

The surgeon who was inspired by her own childhood surgery

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At age 10, Dr Olivia Howe had reconstructive surgery on her ear. She was born with a condition that meant she had a very small ear and no ear canal. After her surgery, she was so inspired by the surgeon that treated her, she began to operate on her teddy bears. She's now a surgical trainee at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH), hoping to help people in the same way she was helped. The BBC's Ash Geaney went to meet her.

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