[AMP-L] Body Parts On TV Tonight

[Wayne Renardson]

'Body Parts' premiering tonight on TLC delves into the wild world of 
'anaplastology' where art and biology intersect to create incredibly 
life-like prosthetics  

Allison Vest, 42, is a clinical anaplastologist which means she blends art 
and biology to create highly-realistic prostheses for missing body parts 
out of silicon  

'I am a traditionally trained artist that exists in the medical world,' says 
Vest, who is based outside of Dallas  

The medical reality-series follows patients who have lost noses, eyes, 
ears, nipples and limbs as the result of congenital conditions, cancer, 
trauma, and infection  

Jay Jaszkowski, 56, lost his nose to cancer in 2020 after it was 
misdiagnosed as an infection, 'This is something that nobody would 
want in their life,' he says. 'I don't like walking around looking like a 
freak'  

Victoria Mugo, 41, is a quadruple amputee who lost her hands and feet 
after going into septic shock from pneumonia  

Ian Bohnner, 66, lost his eye as a child due to cancer, Vest says 
prosthetic eyes are the most difficult to reproduce because it's difficult to  
determine one static location for the eye to 'gaze' 

Based out of McKinney, Texas, Vest, 42, is a clinical 'anaplastologist' 
- someone who combines art and science to create highly realistic 
silicon prostheses for missing anatomy. She is the focus of a new TLC 
reality series, 'Body Parts,' airing tonight at 10pm ET.

Wayne R.