{"id":13264,"date":"2026-08-26T13:41:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T13:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realnewsz13.store\/?p=13264"},"modified":"2026-08-26T13:41:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T13:41:12","slug":"born-without-a-nose-heres-what-tessa-evans-looks-like-at-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/realnewsz13.store\/?p=13264","title":{"rendered":"Born without a nose, here\u2019s what Tessa Evans looks like at 12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-lax3-2.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/632845005_122172577928784574_97970299942377390_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_tt6&amp;cstp=mx526x526&amp;ctp=s526x526&amp;_nc_cat=111&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=127cfc&amp;_nc_ohc=QRO2xJxQorcQ7kNvwHc7hL6&amp;_nc_oc=AdoQy62qa6T2TRIPIwEXvyybZC4eilsfROdt8D1HwaNtENDS5pa7bFIy33xh_MRgU44&amp;_nc_zt=23&amp;_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-2.xx&amp;_nc_gid=PgfmTt3K7W3nAFdkR7PjHw&amp;_nc_ss=7b2a8&amp;oh=00_AQHXjInBF75g9LmbLr8CAVoxEEW2NzNCnoihQsTE_Ts9mA&amp;oe=6A94D992\" alt=\"No photo description available.\" \/><\/p>\n<article id=\"post-12674\" class=\"post-12674 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-category-1\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p data-start=\"94\" data-end=\"540\">Born on Valentine\u2019s Day in 2013, Tessa Evans has grown into a powerful symbol of resilience and courage. She was born with Bosma arhinia microphthalmia syndrome (BAMS), an ultra-rare condition that left her without a nose and a sense of smell. Fewer than 100 cases have ever been recorded worldwide. Despite early challenges\u2014including time in intensive care and a tracheostomy as an infant\u2014Tessa has faced life with remarkable strength and humor.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\"><\/div>\n<p data-start=\"542\" data-end=\"890\">At just two years old, she made medical history by becoming the youngest person to receive a cosmetic nasal implant, beginning a gradual, non-invasive reconstruction process designed to support her long-term development. Now 12, Tessa approaches her journey with optimism, charm, and confidence, often joking about her inability to smell bad odors.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"892\" data-end=\"1066\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Surrounded by a loving family and a global community of supporters, Tessa continues to redefine beauty, proving it lies not in appearance, but in spirit, resilience, and joy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-tags\"><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"entry-footer\">\n<div class=\"share-icons\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-box clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Born on Valentine\u2019s Day in 2013, Tessa Evans has grown into a powerful symbol of resilience and courage. She was born with Bosma arhinia microphthalmia syndrome (BAMS), an ultra-rare condition &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/realnewsz13.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/realnewsz13.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/realnewsz13.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realnewsz13.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realnewsz13.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13264"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/realnewsz13.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13264\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13265,"href":"https:\/\/realnewsz13.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13264\/revisions\/13265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/realnewsz13.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realnewsz13.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realnewsz13.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}