Gabe is wheeled up to his room after surgery. The young patients are kept sedated to prevent them from thrashing around and moving the bar. The bar stays in place for two or three years while the chest takes on its new shape. Although the operation room is reserved for 2 hours in case of complications, the procedure usually take about 45 minutes.
This winter, U.S. News & World Report photographer Jim Lo Scalzo drove the length of the U.S.-Mexican border from El Paso, Texas, to San Diego, Calif.
(3/10/06)
Yemen, an impoverished Muslim nation on the Arabian Peninsula, became a surprising U.S. ally in the wake of September 11. A look at the country and its people
(3/3/06)
