After the initial check-ups, doctor Guo decided to carry out a three-step surgical procedure for Mr Ji.
In the first step, doctor Guo and his team embedded a skin expander under Mr Ji's right forearm.
In the second step, they took the cartilage from Mr Ji's ribs to fashion a new ear before planting the artificial organ in the patient's right forearm.
In the third step, which is yet to be carried out, the doctors are set to move the fully grown ear from Mr Ji's arm to his head using the vascular anastomosis techniques.
According to doctor Guo, the most difficult part of the procedure is the second step which had been applied on Mr Ji and was deemed a success.
The ear transplantation is expected to take place in three to four months when the artificial organ is fully grown.
Mr Ji told a reporter that the loss of his right ear had brought him inconvenience and that he wished to have a normal life after the surgery.