Summary
Regeneration as a therapeutic priniciple and regenerative medicine in general are
promising new strategies to add new therapeutic dimensions to our current treatment
options. Today, reconstructive surgery, drugs and implants such as the cochlear implant
can replace the functions of damaged tissues. In contrast, regenerative therapies
aim at the replacement of the damaged tissues themselves while at the same time replacing
their lost tissue function. In this review article new technologies such as 3D-bioprinting
and the application of decellularised tissues as biomaterials are introduced and explained.
A summary of current preclinical and clinical regenerative studies in otorhinolaryngology
is complementing these basic aspects.
Key words
Regeneration - Regenerative Medicine - Tissue Engineering - Otorhinolaryngology