Doctors Remove Melon-Sized Tumour from 3 Year-Old's Face
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British surgeons have removed a melon-sized tumour from the face of a 3 year-old Iraqi boy.
Saif Basim needed the life-saving surgery to stop the benign tumour from eventually choking him to death by crushing his windpipe. He had been unable to smile for the last year and could only open his mouth a few centimeters to eat.
Saif couldn't have the surgery in Iraq, so a British surgical charity used a loan to fund the procedure at a London hospital.
12 British surgeons and doctors worked for free to remove the 1lb 10oz growth.
Saif has recovered and is nearly ready to go home. The charity that funded the surgery is now desperately trying to raise funds to pay back the £35,000 loan.
Saif Basim needed the life-saving surgery to stop the benign tumour from eventually choking him to death by crushing his windpipe. He had been unable to smile for the last year and could only open his mouth a few centimeters to eat.
Saif couldn't have the surgery in Iraq, so a British surgical charity used a loan to fund the procedure at a London hospital.
12 British surgeons and doctors worked for free to remove the 1lb 10oz growth.
Saif has recovered and is nearly ready to go home. The charity that funded the surgery is now desperately trying to raise funds to pay back the £35,000 loan.
