Doctors at Dallas' Parkland Hospital, where the model and fashion blogger has been treated since the Dec. 3 accident, successfully replaced her damaged left eye with a prosthesis in the surgery on Wednesday.
"We are thankful for all of the strong and powerful prayers for this and the surgery today," Scruggs' family wrote on the website they created in her name at Caringbridge.com.
"The surgery consisted of removing her left eye, which included nerves. The doctors were excited about the surgery and said everything went as planned and unbelievably well," said the family.
Wednesday's surgery comes amidst of a week of progress for Scruggs, 23, of Plano, Texas, who accidentally walked into the propeller of a small plane after viewing Christmas lights above Dallas Dec. 3. The propeller sliced into her face and shoulder and severed her left hand.
On Monday the family announced that Scruggs had begun eating solid foods, including her favorites like sweet potatoes and hard-boiled eggs, and walking the hospital's hallways.
Her family has been providing updates on the website CaringBridge.org; they posted the news on Wednesday evening, writing that the procedure “consisted of removing her left eye, which included nerves.’’
Though the news is a disappointment — the family had initially hoped the eye could be salvaged — surgery "went as planned" and “unbelievably well,’’ they wrote. Scruggs will now wear a prosthesis, which will be "part of our journey and the healing process," wrote the family, to replace the eye, which was badly damaged in the Dec. 3 accident.
The 23-year-old model and fashion blogger suffered lacerations to her face, a fractured skull and a severed left hand when she walked into a still-spinning propeller at Aero Country Airport, about 30 miles from Dallas. She was moving in the darkness toward the front of the plane — possibly to thank the pilot, who was a friend of hers. Within a week of the accident she was able to walk and talk, but is in severe pain.
Here is the statement in its entirety:
“Over this last week, we have been praying for a miracle for the healing of Lo's left eye.
“We are thankful for all of the strong and powerful prayers for this and the surgery today. The surgery consisted of removing her left eye, which included nerves. The doctors were excited about the surgery and said everything went as planned and unbelievably well.
“We believe Jesus has answered our prayers for this miracle through the prosthesis for her eye, which will be a part of our journey and the healing process.
“Along with the pain she was already experiencing with her arm and shoulder injuries, the removal of the left is also very painful. We are asking again for prayer to relieve this pain, and also, as we have posted previously, pray for Lo to regain her appetite. This is crucial for her body to heal quickly.”
As RadarOnline.com has previously reported, Scruggs suffered serious facial injuries, a fractured skull and a severed left hand when she walked into the spinning propeller of a small plane at Aero Country Airport, some 30 miles from Dallas.
She had just finished viewing Christmas lights at night, and her family believes she may have turned back to thank the pilot.
Although her injuries are severe, Scruggs has been able to walk and talk since the accident; she’s also been eating solid foods.
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