Showing posts with label Surgery saves girl's face from rare disorder. Show all posts
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New Breaking News The line in the middle of Christine Honeycutt's forehead was barely noticeable at first. It was a faint gray smudge, just a half-inch long from top to bottom.
"It looked like she ran into a doorjamb, which kids do," says Christine's mother, Vicki. But the five-year-old swore she'd done no such thing.
When she looked closer, Vicki also noticed what appeared to be a small bruise or birthmark on the left side of her daughter's neck. That, too, seemed like nothing, but when the marks didn't go away after a couple of weeks, Vicki took Christine to the doctor.
"It's just a discoloration," the pediatrician said, giving Vicki a cream. "Keep her out of the sun and put this on it."
The cream didn't work. Five months later, the gray line was still there -- and it now extended halfway down Christine's forehead.
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