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Teen Undergoes One-In-A-Million Surgery At Northwell Health Teen Undergoes One-In-A-Million Surgery At Northwell Health
Teen Undergoes One-In-a-million Surgery At Northwell Health A teen recently underwent a one-in-a-million surgery at Northwell Health. Taina Contreras, a 19-year-old student from Briarwood, Queens, knows she has a lot to smile about these days. Her new sense of confidence stems from a very rare surgery to correct congenital facial differences performed by Northwell Health New Hyde Park plastic surgeon Dr. James Bradley. Contreras was just five months old when she had her first surgery to correct an open cleft lip. Since birth, she has endured more than 21 surgeries—sometimes two or three in a year---to correct abnormalities in her face and eye forma…

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by Kathy Reakes