{"id":4731,"date":"2023-11-08T12:58:49","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T12:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=4731"},"modified":"2023-11-08T12:58:49","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T12:58:49","slug":"born-without-a-nose-heres-what-tessa-evans-looks-like-at-10-says-she-loves-her-new-nose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=4731","title":{"rendered":"Born without a nose, here\u2019s what Tessa Evans looks like at 10 \u2014 says she loves her new nose"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fittingly born on Valentine\u2019s Day in 2013, Tessa Evans, the girl who was\u00a0born<\/a>\u00a0without a nose, is showered with love and praise each day by her family and people across the globe.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tessa, whose\u00a0condition<\/a>\u00a0is so rare that there are fewer than 100 cases worldwide, is praised by her mother for her \u201ccharming\u201d personality and \u201cinfallible courage.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eight years since she became the first human to get nasal implants, Tessa is powering through and living her best life, refusing to let her\u00a0condition<\/a>\u00a0stop her \u201cfrom doing anything.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

After a normal pregnancy with no signs of any abnormalities, Grainne and Nathan Evans were shocked to see their Valentine\u2019s Day newborn was born without a nose.<\/p>\n

Tessa, from Maghera, Ireland, has Bosma\u00a0arhinia\u00a0microphthalmia syndrome (BAMS), meaning she was born without a nose. According to the\u00a0National Institutes of Health<\/a>, the condition is so rare that there are fewer than 100 cases reported in medical history.<\/p>\n

And because the condition is so rare, it\u2019s not an easy fix.<\/p>\n

For Tessa, it means she has no sense of smell and no sinuses, but she can still cough, sneeze and catch a cold.<\/p>\n