Saturday, February 26, 2011

Parry Romberg Syndrome surgery sucessful

Latest news: Christina Honeycutt surgery : Without surgery, the 11-year-old Christina Honeycutt would be resigned to a life of dramatic deformations and severe neurological problems. Diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disorder called Parry-Romberg syndrome, the left side of his face Honeycutt stopped growing when she was 5 years old.
When Christine Honeycutt was five years old, came through the middle of his forehead. Christina's mother took her to the doctor who prescribed the cream for the treatment of "bleaching." After five months, the lines become more pronounced. Specialist Honeycutts gave the same advice - to keep Christina from the sun - that they've heard before. By the time a young Christina Honeycutt was in first grade, abnormal weight gain, fever and a violent seizure began. The right side of his face appeared normal, but the left side was swollen. Clearly the asymmetry has been developed that genetics will be diagnosed several years later (in 2008) as a syndrome Parry-Romberg.
There is no cure for the syndrome Parry-Romberg. Reconstructive facial surgery and immuno-supressant drugs may be useful, as it was still for Christina Honeycutt. Extensive plastic surgery - which took about seven hours to complete - put it back on the road to a normal life. There is still some swelling, but not enough

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