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Boy with deformed legs gets life-changing surgery thanks to Tim Tebow

Dr. Tim Mead is an on-staff surgeon at the Tebow CURE Hospital and can attest to the sort of procedures that are undertaken there. The case of one 11-year-old named Aldrin, however, shocked even him. Aldrin ...

Woman nicknamed “Purple People Eater” for her huge birthmark – undergoes dramatic transformation with surgery

When Kiana Smith was young, she was referred to by some as the “Purple People Eater” for the huge birthmark she bore on her face. As per the Daily Star, Smith admits to having been ...

World’s heaviest boy loses half his body weight after life-saving surgery

  Last year, Arya became the youngest person in history to have a lengthy gastric sleeve operation. Prior to surgery, he’d been officially declared the heaviest boy on record by the Indonesian version of Guinness ...

Blind 2-year-old sees mom for the first time after eye surgery

As per the Miami Herald, Nicolly was diagnosed with paediatric glaucoma shortly after her birth. Doctors were sure she couldn’t even see light, condemning her to a life of darkness. However, after seeing Daiana’s story on ...

Siamese twins underwent separation surgery in 2006 – 10 years later this is what they look like grown up

After more than half a year of deliberation, Jesse and Amy – in consultation with their doctors – decided they would go ahead with the surgery. It would be performed at the prestigious Mayo Clinic, ...

‘Pinocchio boy’ mocked for his nose: but look at him 3 years later after his surgery

Amy Poole received shocking news during her second pregnancy. As early on as the ultrasound, Amy’s doctor saw something unusual on the little boy’s face. In the 20-week scan, the doctor saw that Amy’s son ...

Pediatrician’s ingenious surgery innovation is cheered around the world

Facebook/TamiDoyle Doctor Travis Groth is a pediatrician at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, and if there’s anyone who knows how to care for sick children, it’s him. He understands just how frightening it can be for ...

Girl is dumped in trash and gets nose bitten off – then doctors give her free surgery

© Instagram/Kgrae Kristen Williams was never interested in getting married – but also rejected the idea that single parents could not successfully raise children of their own. After deciding she wanted to be a parent, she ...

After 32 hours of surgery, doctors collapse on the floor

© Reddit The operation involved three surgeons, six anesthesiologists, and eight nurses. Together they performed six separate operations to remove a series of brain tumors from a single patient. From Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m. ...

They’re set for surgery – but what doctors discover in the donor’s body changes their lives forever

This story begins in late October 2014. Belinda and Don Herbert were out driving in Kannapolis, North Carolina when they spotted a flea market outside a church. Belinda convinced her husband to make a quick ...