Skin Graft on 3-year-old Toddler Was a Success!

Three-year-old Pippie Kruger who sustained third degree burns to 80 percent of her body, has successfully undergone a Skin Graft at the Johannesburg's Garden City Clinic in South Africa.

Plastic Surgeon, Dr Ridwan Mia said it took longer than they [surgeons] thought and they needed to be extremely careful in removing Pippie's initial dressings. He said the toddler was stable through out the operation and that her dressings would have to be changed every two to three hours.

Dr Mia mentioned that such procedures are usually done in the United States and Europe. In Pippie's case, 90 percent of her skin was grown in a laboratory in the United States and flown to South Africa but in some areas, the skin did not attach to her body. Sheets of her own skin were also taken from her groins and grown for the operation.

The toddler had been hospitalized since a bottle of flammable liquid exploded in her father's hands, leaving her covered in flames at a bar in December, 2011. After six months of staying in the high care unit of the Johannesburg's Garden City Clinic, where the graft was performed for the first time in Africa, Erwin and Anice Kruger [Pippie's Parents] are happy with the success.

These photos show Pippie over the last week.

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Ama Konadu Abeberese, Africa's Pride.

Over the years, movie stars have come and gone but Ama Konadu Abeberese is one Africa and the rest of the world hope to honor now and forever. Her acting has taken her places; from being plain Ama, to the silver screens and now, to the 2011 African Movie Academy Awards, where she was awarded the Best Actress.

She has lived most of her life in the United Kingdom, and there she has established herself. Being the star that she is, Ama had to move back the Ghana to see what was out there for her in the world of acting and broadcasting... And I believe she found much more than what was out there!

She has done interviews of Akon, Tony Blair, Ziggy Marley, Rihanna, Harrison Ford, and many other celebrities of our day. TV shows like One Touch and One the Sofa, are two of the shows she has hosted in the past, contributing to her rise to fame globally. Her role in Sinking Sands and That Bird, produced by Ghanaian Director Leija Djansi, made her an even bigger household name worldwide.

Ama K. Abeberese is currently the Head of Productions at Viasat 1, a Ghanaian Television Network and her fan base is continually growing.

Story by: Obed Boafo

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