17-years-in the making, brave teen undergoes life altering surgery to give her a new face and smile

17-years-in the making, brave teen undergoes life altering surgery to give her a new face and smile

Seconds after 17-year-old Lexi Banks was born, she was rushed into surgery. The 4-pound newborn was turning gray, struggling to breathe, doctors pulling her out of her mother’s embrace to perform an emergency tracheotomy.