LUCKNOW, Nov. 10 -- For 14 years, villagers in Kushinagar believed young Ganesh was an incarnation of Lord Ganesha - a swelling on his face had given him an unusual appearance. His family, too, saw divinity where there was disease. But at King George's Medical University (KGMU), science and compassion worked together to give the boy a new life. Born with a rare congenital defect called nasoethmoidal encephalocele, Ganesh had brain tissue protruding through his nasal cavity. As he grew, the swelling worsened, affecting his breathing and confidence. Acting on a friend's advice, his father finally brought him to KGMU, where a team led by Prof Brijesh Mishra and Prof Somil Jaiswal performed a complex eight-hour reconstructive surgery involving both plastic and neurosurgical expertise. The operation restored Ganesh's facial structure and removed the mass safely. "It was one of the most challenging procedures - the defect was large, but the outcome was deeply satisfying," said Prof Mishra. Now recovering well, Ganesh has a normal face - and a new identity. His parents, moved to tears, called it "a miracle made possible by doctors." His story, doctors say, symbolises how awareness and modern medicine can turn faith into healing....