Emil underwent surgery to regain facial expressions

Surgeons have transplanted a nerve from the boy's hip into his cheek.Emil has already been discharged from the hospital, now a few weeks will be the process of tissue grafting, and then rehabilitation will begin. Thanks for your help, tubers. When Emil was two years old, he hung onto an old TV set and knocked it over. Doctors found a skull fracture, the right side was particularly badly affected: the child went deaf in one ear, the facial nerve was broken. Prolonged physiotherapy and massages did nothing. The eyelid began to twitch a little. To make the face of a 13-year-old boy mobile could surgery, which is carried out in two stages. First, the surgeons had to plant his own nerve from the reed in Emil's cheek, and when it takes root, the second stage is to plant a muscle. Thanks to you, the first stage of treatment is behind us. "The operation lasted five and a half hours. My son feels well, but he did not expect to be deprived of outings with friends, as he has to wear a compression mask on his face for six weeks. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for the help the tubers provided. May your kind hearts not recognize indifference and despair," shares Emil's mother Alina. Emil is now in the village - visiting his grandparents. He is gaining strength, resting, playing chess. In August he will start the rehabilitation process: neurologist will prescribe an individual program of facial exercises and physical procedures. Thank you for supporting the Khusainov family!