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New Lifelines in Medicine

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Presenting a New Face
The plastic surgeon is often thought to be concerned only with cosmetics.'
But there are more important developments: children with hare lips or cleft palates able to talk naturally; lost thumbs or fingers replaced by skin grafts; new jaws and faces for disfigured cancer patients - a whole world of remedial surgery made possible by skilful surgeons who need more than 12 years to train.
Compiled and narrated by Tony Van din Bergh
Producer ALAN BURGESS

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Tony Van
Producer:
Alan Burgess
Source: Radio Times

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