00:00A 14-year-old girl from Warrington has become the first patient in the UK to receive a dissolvable
00:06heart implant. Lily Yale faced having a permanent metal device which would have hindered her dream
00:13of becoming a professional rugby player. However, the biodegradable implant will act as a scaffold
00:19for Lily's heart to heal itself over the coming months and years before fully dissolving and
00:26leaving behind no trace. The procedure was performed by surgeons at Alderhey in June.
00:32Lily's mother said her daughter is healing perfectly and has since run a 5k, visited a
00:37theme park and has returned to playing rugby. Lily is now having checkups to monitor her progress.
