Roshni Yadav was operated upon by a team of doctors led by Dr Vivek P Soni (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon) at the Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital during the weekend free-of-cost, hospital authorities said.
Her father Ghanshyam Yadav, a poor labourer, had lost hope for his minor daughter, who could not open her mouth until now due to left temporomandibular jaw ankylosis, a condition in which the lower jaw gets fused to the upper jaw and the patient is unable to eat a normal diet due to limited opening.
According to a hospital spokesperson, the surgery will prove to be a boon for Roshni's further growth and development as she would be able to consume normal diet.
Dr Vivek was assisted in this rare surgery by Dr Prabhavati M Jadhav, Dr Pallavi A Khale, Dr Ramya Premchandran, Mr Pravin Poojary and anaesthetist Dr Dilip Chauhan.