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Carrington student Eli fights off facial paralysis with help of microsurgery -
Brianna Eli, left, is pictured with Dr. Sofia Lyford-Pike, whose University of Minnesota Medical School team worked to restore Eli's facial function after a benign tumor near her ear rendered part of the left side of her face paralyzed. (Courtesy photo)
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"Nothing you wear is more important than your smile." - Connie Stevens
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Brianna Eli's current school, Michigan State University, had something to say on the subject of smiling back in November, 2015.
"It really does take more muscles to frown, about 47 of them. And for smiling, we only use about 13," wrote Jodi Schulz of the MSU Extension that year.
But what if health circumstances suddenly...
