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Dr. Alejandro Berenstein: “Adorable Dominican Republic boy, 2, receives life-changing surgery in the U.S. to remove disfiguring lesion from his face”

  • Daily Mail
  • (March 06, 2013)

Toddler Joel De Le Rosa was born with a lymphatic malformation, which is a mass that results from an abnormal function of lymphatic vessels, small canals near blood vessels that carry tissue fluids to the lymph nodes and back to the bloodstream.  If left untreated, the facial deformity would cause problems for the child throughout his life. Learn more about Joel and his treatment