Teen Can Return to School After Undergoing Free Surgery to Correct Her Extreme Bow-Leggedness
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These incredible before and after photos show the transformation of a teenager who was given free surgery to correct her extremely bowed legs.
14-year-old Valerie—who surgeons declined to fully name—developed bowed legs at the age of four and had such low self-confidence, she convinced her parents to pull her out of school.
She joined her uncle’s tailoring shop as an apprentice and worked hard, despite the fact that her harshly-angled legs arched outwards from her hips, making it difficult for her to walk.
The talented seamstress was busy sewing when a customer told her that a hospital boat operated by the charity Mercy Ships had docked near her West African home in Cotonou, Benin.
