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Dr. John Polley

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‘More courage than anybody’

After an innovative surgery to expand his jaw, Nate Briskey says he wouldn't change a thing.

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‘It has changed my life completely’

A custom jaw implant makes a drastic difference in appearance and function for 18-year-old Erin Foster.

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‘The finishing touch’

A teen gets a new chin—to match his new jaw—with a breakthrough surgical technique.

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Big smiles

As he prepares for college, a teen takes time out for an innovative surgery that gives him a new jaw.

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Rare and exceptional

After dozens of surgeries, 18-year-old Jacob Taylor undergoes his most complex one: Surgeons implant custom-designed prosthetic jaw bones.

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‘Wonder’ kid gets a new jaw

A 16-year-old boy has a new look and better function following pioneering facial reconstruction surgery.

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‘The new Jonathan’

At age 22, he became a medical pioneer when he received a jawbone implant. He now has a new chin, too.

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From miracle baby to medical pioneer

Jonathan Koster gets a custom-designed titanium jaw, one of the first in the world.

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Kaylee’s smile

Surgery―and a halo―transform a 14-year-old girl’s face.

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Defining a daughter

Isabelle Bryant is all smiles and excitement after halo removal.

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‘You look dynamite, sweet pea’

Jessica, 11, smiles broadly as her facial transformation is revealed.

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‘The transformation … is dramatic’

Morgan Corwin's jaw reconstruction brings immediate change in appearance after lifelong struggle.