Before And After Comparisons

Here are some better pictures of Ethan before and after his surgery.

	Before. Look at his mouth and ear tags.
	After. Look at his closed lip and no ear tags.

	Before
	After

The scar next to his mouth will continue to lighten over the next year or so. We are covering it with a silicone patch. He does not have it on in these pictures. We have not been able to see the scar where his ear tags were because it is still covered with steri strips.





Above: Before
Right: After






Ethan is doing very well. He continues to make great progress in his recovery. He also continues to make great progress in his oral bottle feeding and gross motor skills. He is taking all of his feeds from his bottle, sometimes even the middle of the night feed and still acts hungry. I have increased his intake volume. Ethan went a couple of whole days without using his G-Tube at all. The next step is to start Ethan on solids again. He was eating solids before the surgery, but has not had any solids other than a baby rice cracker since his surgery.

-Dina