News tagged with facial deformities

Girl with deformed face learns to navigate world

(AP) -- What if you knew, even before your child was born, that she wouldn't look like everyone else?

Health May 03, 2012 | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 1

An inside look at face transplantation

In March 2011, a surgical team at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) performed the first full face transplantation (FFT) in the United States and went on to complete a total of three FFTs this year. Now, in ...

Other Dec 28, 2011 | not rated yet | 0 |

UT faculty improving surgical outcomes for children, cancer patients

Faculty and students at the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin are developing ways for cancer patients and children born with facial deformities to make more informed decisions about which ...

Cancer Jul 13, 2011 | not rated yet | 0