Connor McKemey

High-tech mask nixes procedure

Connor McKemey has endured dozens of surgeries since he was burned in a December accident. But a new technology means he won't have to undergo one procedure normally required to make a mask designed to help his face heal.

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Tega Cay burn victim begins skin graft procedure

Within days of the outdoor fireplace accident in which Connor McKemey was burned last month, grafts of his skin were growing in a laboratory to replace burned tissue.
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Numerous surgeries, skin grafts await Tega Cay burn victim Connor McKemey

Inch by inch, surgeons are cutting away the painful remnants of that terrible night just days before Christmas.
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Tega Cay family holding out hope for son's recovery after outdoor fireplace accident

Karin McKemey said she has the most amazing neighbors. One of them rescued her 13-year-old son, Connor McKemey, when he was burned during the eruption of an outdoor fireplace at their Tega Cay home.