The victim transplanted facial paralysis smile

29-year-old girl can smile again, to wrinkle the forehead, blink and cry field unique operation. Doctors' transplanted smile "victim of severe paralysis.

Paralysis of the face

When an Englishwoman Bethan Robertson Smith woke up after 13-day coma, the cause of which was a car accident, she realized that she can not manage her face. Her the mouth was slightly open all the time, she could not cry or even blink. With This one eye remained open and the other closed. Doctors announced Bethan that she sided facial paralysis .

Paralysis of the face

However, doctors have calmed patient when told that facial paralysis should eventually pass. Alas, a few years have not been observed Bethan no sign of improvement. Although she painfully experienced because of this his fortune on her face, no emotion is still not reflected. K Fortunately, the patient's mother saw the story on TV about "transplant Smile, "which led the plastic surgeon Charles Nduka, and she immediately I understood what this operation needs her daughter.

It is a transplant of muscles temporal region of the head in the jaw. The complex operation requires temporary removing the jaw muscle attachment and then in the mouth region so that they again could stretch the corners of her mouth. That is why the operation and renamed "Transplantation smile." Bethan was operated on in the hospital Queen Victoria Hospital, and a week later and found another platinum inserts in eyelids so that they can be closed.

After this Woman waiting a long period of rehabilitation in physical therapists to develop the muscles of the mouth. Her 14 managed to strengthen muscles, and now she can finally again smile. Last month, she went through another surgery to strengthen muscle tissue. Bethan was the founder of the Charitable Foundation British victims of facial paralysis, and she wants to own example I hope to inspire people affected by the same disaster, like herself. (READ CONT)

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