The 22-year-old known only as Xiaolian, was involved in the accident last year, but failed to seek treatment.
As a result, his nose became infected leaving doctors unable to repair it.
Instead, surgeons went with Plan B: grow a new one.
Doctors placed a saline bag cut into the shape of a nose beneath the skin on his forehead.
Cartilage from Xiaolian's ribs was then implanted and left to grow over a period of nine months.
The lead plastic surgeon in the procedure, Doctor Guo Zhihui, from the Xiehe Hospital, told Reuters the transplant would take place soon, adding Xiaolian will no longer need to wear "baseball hats and masks" when he goes out in public.
It's not the first time surgeons have grown facial parts on other areas of a person's body.Last year, a British business man who lost his nose to cancer had a new one grown on his arm.
His doctors said his sense of smell would be the same as it was before the transplant.
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