Amalia Mendoza has the magnets attached to her skull in surgery. David Trainer, who was making her prosthetic face, wanted to have 10 magnets placed, but since the bone in her head was left very brittle from the accident, the surgeon was only able to put in five. Greg Kahn/Staff

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Amalia Mendoza has the magnets attached to her skull in surgery. David Trainer, who was making her prosthetic face, wanted to have 10 magnets placed, but since the bone in her head was left very brittle from the accident, the surgeon was only able to put in five. Greg Kahn/Staff

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