Tuesday 20 May 2014

See Little girl whose TONGUE wouldn't stop growing


A little girl born with a rare genetic condition which caused her to be born with an over-sized tongue is preparing to start school after three pioneering operations to correct the problem.


Olivia Gillies was born with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS), which affects one in 15,000 babies born in the UK.
Her mother Emma, 29, and father Ian, 40, were shocked when they discovered their unborn daughter's condition during a routine scan.
But four years later the couple are preparing to wave Olivia off for her first day at primary school, after the youngster had three operations to reduce the size of her tongue.
Her parents Emma, 29, and Ian, 40, discovered their unborn daughter's condition when they went for a scan seven months into Emma's pregnancy. It affects around one in 15,000 births in the UK each year and is typically characterised by an enlarged tongueOlivia Gillies was born with the rare genetic condition Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome, which caused her tongue to grow to an unusually large size. She is pictured in September 2010 preparing to go into the operating theatre for her first reduction surgery
Olivia pictured in February 2011, after her first operation in September 2010, and shortly before going back into the operating theatre in March 2011, for the second procedure. It wasn't until Olivia had been through her third operation in March 2012 that doctors were confident her tongue would develop normally


Olivia pictured in February 2011, after her first operation in September 2010, and shortly before going back into the operating theatre in March 2011, for the second procedure. It wasn't until Olivia had been through her third operation in March 2012 that doctors were confident her tongue would develop normally

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