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Take a moment to look for the beauty within.  

Look beyond the imperfections
 of flesh and bone to see who hides behind. Join me in celebration of true beauty of heart and soul. Learn to accept beauty in the uniqueness of each of us. Smile and accept instead of shunning and teasing. We are all different none is perfect. Each of us is flawed although some more severely than others.  However, if you look beyond a glimpse you might see the true beauty that was almost missed.

(c) [2010] [MelanieHarper] ,All rights reserved

Looking to have a portrait done? Go to Portraits By Mel

Who We Are:

What started out as a project for a book has transformed into a project for awareness, understanding an bringing people together. Many extended family bonds have been made in the quest to learn as much as possible for what it means to be diagnosed as "Craniofacial". We are Beauty in Imperfection, & we are CranioArt Melanie Roder. I started out as only one person from Omaha Nebraska, yet the friends that I have made will last a lifetime and be forever in my heart even long after our cranio kids have grown and had kids of their own. I want everyone that is involved in our lives and any future friends to know that "Beauty In Imperfection" is for you and for your Untold Stories.

 "Beauty In Imperfection: Do You See Beyond the Shape of Me? " is constantly a work in progress. We are buildin the a book and have several awareness videos uploaded on our YouTube Channel.  We hope to complete a book  of drawings, stories, information, and letters to promote the awareness and understanding of various cranial and facial conditions that affect children and adults all around the world. I have not secured a publisher and will most likely self-publish this book and  make it available for purchase from this very website when it is completed. 

Please pass this website around for information of various craniofacial conditions such as  

• Postional Plagiocephaly 
• Craniosynostosis
• Craniofacial Syndromes 
  • Apert
  • Crouzon
  • Carpenter 
  • Pfieffer
  • Saethre-Chotzen 
  • Mercedes Benz  
  • Muenke
  • Goldenhar(hemifacial microsomia)
  • Miller
  • Moebuis
  • Nagar
  • Perry-Romberg
  • Treacher Collins
• Various Facial Abnormalities
  • Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate
  • Craniofrontonasal Dysplasia
  • Fibrous displasia
  • Hemangioma
  • Facial Palsy
• Please email me  for any other info I may have forgotten to include.

Please know that this project in a whole which includes, all images, thoughts, and writings, along with the title of this website and the title of the book are all Lawfully Copyrighted with the United States Register of Copyrights in accordance with title 17 of the United States Code. No Works can be reproduced without my written conscent.

New To This Diagnosis??

L Discusses her operation and why parents and kids shouldn't be too afraid.

(click on the picture above to go to the video)
 

The information on this website should not be used for medical advice. Medical or health advice should be provided only by medical or health professionals

Can I Be Included?

Are you, family member, or friend affected by a facial abnormality? I am in need of images of babies, children, adults who are affected by facial abnormalities. I have already had a great start from the overwhelming support of my many friends in the craniofacial community. I am extremely thankful as my book could not be a success without the help of so many of you. 

Feel free to check out my online portfolio Beauty In Imperfection

Also, become a fan of my Facebook Fan Site

Email Me anytime! I look forward to hearing from you.

At this point in time I am only drawing those affected with  Abnormalities of the skull and face in order to complete my book. However, due to the overwhelming response to my pictures I do plan to start taking orders for sketches once this book is completed so please check back to the website from time to time.

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WHAT ARE WE

UP TO NOW? 

L's OP was a Success. She had one of the best craniofacial teams on the planet!

 Her Photo Album can be viewed by clicking the pic below.

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