You may not think of cosmetic surgery as critically important to a child’s well-being, but often it is. For a boy with protruding ears or a teenage girl with abnormally large or different-sized breasts, cosmetic surgery can be a life changer, said Dr. Ananth Murthy, director of plastic and reconstructive surgery at Akron Children’s Hospital. […]
New Non-Surgical Treatment Is Music To Parents’ Ears
Reed Ramsey doesn’t realize it now, but her parents – and Akron Children’s pediatric plastic and reconstructive surgeon Niyant Patel – saved her from potential teasing by peers and a future surgery by correcting the 2-week-old’s ear deformity while she was so young. During her first pediatrician visit, Dr. Laurie Penix, of Akron Children’s Hospital […]