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Lip Repair 11/22/04 |
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Everything taped at this point. This is about a week before lip repair. This is the most extensive taping of the NAM we've done. Next week we stop almost all taping, except to the cheeks, to avoid any irritation to his skin before surgery. |
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Zachary in his NAM a few weeks prior to lip surgery. |
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This is the night before lip repair. Columella shot. Zachary's columella measured 1 mm at birth. The NAM grew it to an amazing 11 mm!! |
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This is "happy juice" time. Thankfully Zachary is zoned out enough to think his bib will actually take away the hunger pangs. |
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Mom and Dad's first look at my new face in the recovery room. It's breathtaking. No matter how hard we tried to imagine his face after surgery, nothing can prepare you for the impact of the result. The thought actually enters your mind that if his face is different, I wonder if he will be different? |
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Another shot the night before surgery. One of the last pictures of Zachary with his cleft. Tomorrow his whole face will change. |
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Here Zachary wakes up and is a bit confused by what is going on. Mom is a bit misty holding him. |
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Here is Zachary on Thanksgiving morning. Three days after repair. Front shot and profile shot to show the projection of his nose. |
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In the waiting room at NYU in Dr. Cutting's office. Today is the day the stitches come out. Jacqueline came along for the ride too. |
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Dr. Cutting. The only magician we've met who doesn't work with smoke and mirrors. The change he's made in Zachary's life is nothing short of amazing. |
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Here's the boy who now smiles with two lips a few weeks post-op |
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July 2005. 7 months since lip repair and Zachary gets his first taste of lemon. Yup, lips are in working condition. Needless to say, these puckered lips are most amazing! |
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