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Life-changing surgery has given this man and girl from George reason to smile again

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Melvin Maxim and Lelitha  Jantjies are all smiles again after their surgery. (PHOTO: ER Lombard)
Melvin Maxim and Lelitha Jantjies are all smiles again after their surgery. (PHOTO: ER Lombard)

On paper they don’t sound like they have much in common. He’s a 42-year-old father, she’s a 10-year-old schoolgirl, and their paths might never have crossed if something rather remarkable hadn’t come their way.

Melvin Maxim and Lelitha Jantjies are both recipients of life-changing treatment that’s helped them face the world with broad smiles and renewed confidence. 

YOU has told the stories of Melvin and Lelitha before: he’s the man whose face and body had been disfigured by keloids for 26 years (YOU, 23 November 2023). 

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