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Pippie's operation
went well - surgeon
Johannesburg -
The operation at the
Garden City Clinic in
Johannesburg to
graft specially-grown skin onto Pippie's
back, face, chest,
arms and legs, has ended.
She turned three
last week, has been
in hospital since
NewYear's Eve when
she sustained third
degree burns to 80%
of her body...
Surgeon Ridwan Mia
said that the
operation had gone
well. He said there would be scarring,
but much less than
a normal skin graft.
The most difficult
part was behind
Pippie's head, he said.
She will be sedated
for seven days.
More than 40 pieces
of cloned skin had
been brought from
the US yesterday, where it was grown,
to be transplanted
onto Pippie's body.
The skin, which has
a 24 hour-shelf-life,
was flown in from
Boston on an 18-hour flight. The medical courier delivering the
precious cargo, Sonny
Mysteri, was whisked off the plane and through customs in
less than five mins.
And, despite peak-
hour traffic, the skin was at Garden City in 16 minutes.