Laser scans reveal Lincoln did have facial deformity

by Carla K. Johnson

The Associated Press

Chicago IL.

"The left side was much smaller than right, study shows.
Laser scans of Lincolns face reveal the 16th president's unusual degree of facial asymmetry.

The left side of Lincoln's face was much smaller the right an aberration called cranial facial microsomia. The defect joins a long list of ailments - including smallpox, heart illnes and depression - that modern doctors have diagnosed in Lincoln."

"Said Dr. Robert Fishman, who led the study published in the August issue of the 'Archives of Ophthalmology'"