A young woman with cherubism. The rare genetic condition is a hereditary form of polyostotic fibrous dysplasia.


Facial disfigurement victim Vicky Lucas from Durrington near Worthing, Sussex, who bravely took part in a BBC documentary about living with a facial deformity. She suffers from Cherubism. Cherubism is a hereditary form of a condition known as polyostotic fibrous dysplasia. Fibrous Dysplasia is a bone disease characterized by areas of abnormal growth or lesions in one, several, or many bones. The skull is frequently affected


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