00:00 I'm so grateful. I can't even put it into words. I mean, they gave me a second chance at life.
00:07 In a groundbreaking procedure at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago,
00:12 surgeons used an artificial lung and strategically chosen breast implants to save the life of Davy
00:18 Bauer, a Missouri man who faced a severe lung infection after years of vaping and contracting
00:25 the flu. Dr. Ankit Bharat, chief of thoracic surgery at Northwestern Medicine, explained,
00:32 "When you have no lungs, you have to keep the heart right in the center."
00:36 To address this, plastic surgeons collaborated to select malleable
00:41 double-D breast implants, molding them to Bauer's chest to maintain heart placement.
00:47 Following the initial procedure in late May, Bauer was listed for a double lung transplant,
00:53 and remarkably, a suitable match was found within 24 hours. Discharged in late September,
00:59 Bauer continues his recovery at an impressive pace in Chicago.
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