Another patient, Tommy Rama, was born with serious skull and facial defects.

At the other end of the spectrum are individuals with facial defects which may affect the eyes, nose, and upper lip - and normal or near-normal brain development.

Ross suffered from Bell's palsy, and the character lampooned his resultant facial defects.

The number and type of surgeries depend on other aspects of your baby's health, such as whether other facial defects are present.

Toward the end of his career as a surgeon, Dr. Murray moved back to plastic surgery, developing ways to repair inborn facial defects in children.

Every year a significant number of babies are born with facial defects, such as a cleft lip or palate, and many undergo operations to rectify the damage.

The risk for facial defects is highest at weeks 10-14, nervous system and growth defects between 3-16 weeks, and heart defects at 3-8 weeks.

Many, like Mrs. Dossey, were born with severe facial defects that impaired their ability to breathe or eat.

Photographers began employing artists to retouch photographs (by altering the negative before making the print) to hide facial defects revealed by the new format.

It didn't take long for me to remedy the few facial defects.