Facial paralysis is a condition characterized by the inability to move the muscles on one or both sides of the face voluntarily or involuntarily. In some cases, surgery is necessary to optimize outcomes and improve quality of life.
Dr. Morgan was supposed to be on paternity leave with a brand-new baby girl. But this was an opportunity he couldn’t pass up. They will talk forever about the time he left for a few hours, when she was just several days old, so he could help a monkey.
A class act. A true professional. The nicest person you'd ever want to meet. Those are just a few of the ways people describe the voice of the Huskers, Greg Sharpe. Even in the face of a pancreatic cancer diagnosis, he's taken the time to share his thoughts on the care he's received.
With the nerves in his face essentially dead, Conner's neurosurgeon referred him to Wes Heckman, MD, a facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon. Over the next couple of years, Conner underwent a series of complex reconstructive surgeries.
When Carlos Valquer-Cruz found himself with a swallowing condition that continued to worsen over several years, he decided it was finally time to see a doctor.
This article, shared with permission from Omaha World-Herald medical reporter Julie Anderson, details how cardiologist Angela Yetman, MD, has done extensive detective work to find nearly 100 family members with the same condition.
Eleven years old, fighting cancer and dealing with unbearable pain, Neely Lucquete told her parents she was going to die. And all she wanted was her cat.
