Three-Year-Old Brazilian Girl With Massive Face Tumor Gets Free Surgery Transformation In US

Three-year-old Melyssa Delgado Braga began to develop a rare but aggressive facial tumor that ultimately robbed her of her face. After doctors in the US offered to give the young girl the procedure she desperately needed, she had made an incredible transformation.
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Meet Carol, 21, Manassés, 25, and three-year-old Melyssa from Sao Paulo, Brazil. 

At this point in time, it was already apparent that some form of growth was beginning to take over young Melyssa’s face. 

When doctors at the Santa Casa de Misericórdia Hospital in São Paulo were able to inspect the tumor, they discovered that it was one of the largest myxoma tumors they had ever seen. Luckily, these tumors are usually benign and are not considered cancerous. 

“It was almost like another head attached to her jaw,” said a surgeon.

Her parents looked high and low for care that would relieve their daughter of this considerable burden.

“We were desperate to save our daughter’s life. Surgeons in Brazil told us our Melyssa was going to die because the treatment they wanted to give her would be too much for her weakened immune system,” said her mother. 

The family realized that the United States may be their only option to get the help Melyssa needed. 

“We were told her only chance of survival was by seeking help in the United States. We knew the costs were going to be huge so we started the Ajudem a Melyssa campaign to raise money for flight tickets and for staying in the country,” explained her mother Carol. At this point, the tumor had destroyed most of her right jaw.