For 11-year-old Christine Honeycutt, the mirror presented an unwanted reflection.
Afflicted with Parry-Romberg syndrome, one half of Honeycutt’s face seemed to age faster than the other, leaving a whole that was visibly out of sync with itself. Her story, reported by CNN, has drawn attention to the facial disorder that affects a small number of children each year.
Using information provided by the National Institutes of Health, Surge Desk has a handy primer on Parry-Romberg syndrome:
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