Stem Cell Science Helps Boy Without Cheekbones
source: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/OnCall/experimental-treatment-boy-cheekbones/story?id=8804636
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The Cincinnati teen has undergone groundbreaking experimental surgery 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.
Brad had an experimental eight-hour operation in May at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, where doctors implanted cadaver bone into his face. They then injected Brad's own stem cells into the donor bone.
From a medical standpoint, the results were miraculous.
"Lo and behold, the bone has come back to life," said Dr. Jesse Taylor of the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. "I've been really pleasantly surprised by the results of this."
Brad now has solid bone in his cheeks, and said on "Good Morning America" today that he's happy with the results.
Brad had an experimental eight-hour operation in May at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, where doctors implanted cadaver bone into his face. They then injected Brad's own stem cells into the donor bone.
From a medical standpoint, the results were miraculous.
"Lo and behold, the bone has come back to life," said Dr. Jesse Taylor of the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. "I've been really pleasantly surprised by the results of this."
Brad now has solid bone in his cheeks, and said on "Good Morning America" today that he's happy with the results.
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