A baby suffering from congenital arinia is collected implant an artificial nose that will be regularly replaced until the child grows up.
Congenital arinia, which affects a 17-month-old Irish woman, belongs to the category of “extremely rare diseases”. For example, in the USA only about 30 such cases.
Tessa Evans – Girl Without a Nose
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Currently, the child is undergoing treatment in English Great Ormond Street Hospital Clinic. Doctors gather implant her with an artificial nose, which, unfortunately, will not vary with her growth.
– At first, I did not even imagine that such a thing was possible. Like mine Can a girl live without a nose? Is there any way to help her? However, since we returned home, Tessa smiles more and more. Looking at Tessa, you don’t even notice that something is wrong with her .- tells Greine Evans, mother of Tessa.
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Congenital arinia is characterized by the absence of nasal and olfactory apparatus. This rare disease makes it very difficult. breath. Reduce its effects even with the help of modern surgery is very difficult.
Since the birth of Tessa, a number of operations have already been performed, including including cataract removal and tracheostomy, which allowed the girl breathe while sleeping and eating. Implantation is next artificial nose that will be replaced regularly until the girl will not grow up.
A photo from open sources
A photo from open sources
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