Doctors At CHOP Use New Kind Of Reconstructive Surgery To Give Girl A New Ear — And Change Her Life

By Stephanie Stahl, CBS Philadelphia

January 12, 2024

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A new kind of reconstructive surgery at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has changed a little girl's life.

When Lilliana Parrales was born with facial differences, her family worried about bullying.

The 5-year-old has hemifacial microsomia, which causes part of the face not to develop, and she was born without an ear. Her parents decided she should have surgery to create a new one, so she wouldn't be teased or feel self-conscious.

Lilliana Parrales with her doctor at CHOP/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia/CBS

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