SPRING, Texas – Mary Ann Pizzolato, chief surgeon at The Doll Hospital, has repaired tens of thousands of dolls -- reattaching heads, arms, and legs -- reimplanting fake (and real) hair, and bringing ...

For centuries one of the best gifts for many little girls has been a doll. The enjoyment of possessing one, it’s said, can spark the imagination and enhance emotional development. Colleen Richardson ...

You’ve got a medical emergency on your hands: Your doll’s head has twisted off. Or an arm. Maybe its eye has popped out. Don’t panic gather the remains and bring them here: New York Doll Hospital, 787 ...

In this photo from 1971, doll surgeon Mrs. James A. Freeman is surrounded by patients at her doll hospital in Delaware, Ohio. The doll in the stand on the table is from the Civil War era. Today, there ...

Inside Kitty Kruup's surgery there are body parts everywhere. But it's not a horror scene: the bottom of her West Hobart home is a sanctuary where precious toys are mended and given a second life.

The owner of a 100-year-old doll that had its head reattached on the BBC show The Repair Shop said it was "not creepy" although others think it is. Pip Martin, from Northamptonshire, took the toy, ...