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August 22, 2005
ASPS Member Surgeons Celebrate the Faces of Plastic Surgery; Patients of Courage: Triumph Over Adversity
Caitlin Sarubbi, 15, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was born with an extremely rare congenital syndrome known as ablepharon- macrostomia where she was born without eyelids and absence of body hair. She also had a deformed mouth and facial appearance. She has endured 44 surgeries from eyelid and forehead reconstruction to hand surgery and more. Although legally blind and hearing impaired, Caitlin is a model student and a star athlete.
Posted by Michelle at August 22, 2005 11:18 PM