Groundbreaking Surgery Gives Boy New Cheekbones


	Groundbreaking Surgery Gives Boy New Cheekbones

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10-12-2009 12:45 PM

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10-12-2009 2:32 PM

lollipop10

This is wonderful news for him! Great clip, Clip-on

10-12-2009 3:23 PM

shaor

awwww clip on, thank you for this heart warming story!

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Brad Guilkey, 15, was born without cheekbones and, for him, a typical sporting activity such as basketball carries tremendous risks.
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Brad suffers from Treacher Collins syndrome, a rare <A target="external" href="http://abcnews.go.com/Health/HeartHealth/story?id=8239225&page=1">genetic disorder </A>in which the bones and other tissues in the face don't develop.
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So, for Brad, a shot to the face during a game of basketball could crush his eyeball. His mother, Christine Guilkey, said the lack of bone meant the lack of vital protection.
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But the Cincinnati teen has undergone groundbreaking experimental <A target="external" href="http://abcnews.go.com/Health/OnCall/story?id=8398904">surgery</A> that is allowing him to grow new cheekbones, a procedure that could help others who have lost bone as a result of similar genetic conditions or traumatic injuries.
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Brad now has solid bone in his cheeks, and said on <A target="external" href="http://abcnews.go.com/gma">"Good Morning America"</A> today that he's happy with the results.
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