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Parry-Romberg Syndrome: 5 Facts on the Rare Facial Disorder

For 11-year-old Christine Honeycutt, the mirror presented an unwanted reflection. Afflicted with Parry-Romberg syndrome, one half of Honeycutt's face seemed to age faster than the other, leaving a whole that was visibly out of sync with itself. Her story, reported by CNN, has drawn attention to the facial disorder that...

TV Doctor's Pro Bono Work More Than Skin Deep

(Dec. 8) -- A plastic surgeon known for his appearances on a popular TV series is using his fame to reconstruct the lives of the less fortunate. Dr. Andrew Ordon from the Emmy-winning "The Doctors" is one of the founders of the Surgical Friends Foundation, offering complimentary reconstructive surgery to those adults and...

Carly Fiorina Hospitalized for Infection

(Oct. 26) -- One week before Election Day, Republican California Senate candidate Carly Fiorina was hospitalized today for an infection related to treatment of breast cancer. Fiorina, 56, who is challenging incumbent Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009. In a statement today, her...

Woman Featured in Time Reveals Prosthetic Nose

(Oct. 12) -- Standing before an audience of politicians, advocates and admirers, an Afghan woman whose face was disfigured by her abusive husband wore a sophisticated prosthetic nose, revealing what she'll look like once ongoing reconstructive surgery is completed. Aisha, once known as "Bibi," was first introduced to the...

Disfigured Afghan on Cover of Time Heads to US

(Aug. 5) -- A disfigured Afghan teen whose image has fast become the new face of the 9-year-old Afghan war -- and a harbinger of what could come if U.S. troops quit the country -- lands in America today for reconstructive surgery on her missing nose and ears. Doctors in California will try to rebuild 18-year-old Bibi...