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From the Jobsite to the OR: Mitchell’s Journey Through Facial Reconstruction

The brittle nature of terra cotta pipe requires extra finesse to cut. With 12 years of experience in the U.S. Navy as a combat constructionist and a skilled…
UF Health Helps Team USA Taekwondo Athlete Faith Dillon Get Back to Fighting Shape

Team USA taekwondo athlete Faith Dillon had “Dum spiro spero” tattooed on her forearm well before fracturing her hand in a tournament at the Fujairah Open just…
Recurrent Breast Cancer Leads to Breast Reconstruction

Performing a simple task like putting a box on a shelf shouldn’t be a life-changing event. But when the box fell and hit Diane on her right breast, trouble…
With You Every Step of the Way: Continuity of Care for Cleft and Craniofacial Patients

Each year, one in 700 children is born with cleft and craniofacial differences. These can result from abnormal growth patterns of the face or skull, which…
Back on the saddle

In the face of adversity, Lisa Alexander got back on the horse — literally. Lisa has made horses an integral part of her life since her 30s. Once a competitor…
Clearing Up Everything Cleft and Craniofacial

Craniofacial deformities include birth defects in the face or head. Many people know about cleft lips and cleft palates, but that tends to be where their…
Before and After: Christina’s Complete Transformation at UF Health

At her biggest, Christina Mandeville — a mother of three — was 350 pounds and suffering from multiple ailments. UF Health dramatically turned her life around,…
UF Health Plastic Surgeon Saves Little Girl’s Leg

For young Jennyfer Carranza, an ordinary day playing in the yard quickly turned catastrophic when she got too close to her father’s lawn mower. Jennyfer’s…
Plastic Surgery Myths Vs. Facts

Plastic surgery is a field of medicine and surgery that includes treatments that restore, reconstruct or refine aspects of people’s appearance. The procedures…
Carpal Tunnel: What You Need to Know

There are times you don’t realize how important a function of your body is until it gets injured. You may be doing something you do every day and then pain and…