Chinese Girl Suffering From Face Atrophy Undergoes Corrective Surgery

CHONGQING, CHINA - APRIL 9: (CHINA OUT) Doctors remove stitches from the face of Chinese girl Li Yan, who suffers from face atrophy, at Chongqing Emergency Medical Center on April 9, 2007 in Chongqing Municipality, China. Twenty-four-year-old Li has suffered from the atrophy since the age of seven. Li had the first corrective surgery in February of 2006, during which doctors transplanted subcutaneous fat from her thigh to fill in the face. In the second surgery at the center on April 1, doctors transplanted a parenchyma to her left face and embedded an artificial cheekbone to prop up the face, according to local media. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)