Girl with Two Noses Receives Rare Life-changing Surgery in India
New Delhi : A pair of eyes, one nose and a mouth, with a difference in shape and size humans across the globe, have these organs as basic facial features- the fact is so obvious that even pointing it out sounds a little odd. But have you ever thought what will happen if one of these organs change their number, like instead of having one nose we have two? This may be a hypothetical situation for us, but for the 17-year-old girl from Iraq, Benafsha (name changed to protect the identity), this has been a painful reality. Benafsha had inborn nose deformity, wherein, instead of one, she had two nose bones. This not only deshaped her nose but also gave a very odd look to her face. While the condition was not giving Benafsha any serious health complications, appearing different from others was doing no good to her mental health. Apart from low self-esteem, complex and dejection had crept in her personality. But Benafsha’s loving and caring family, surviving with modest means...