I am shocked! Even though she is going to be 19, I never thought she would part with her! I am so excited!

She is in bad shape. I think we bought her in 1994 or 95. Her hair is frizzy and dirty, but has never been cut. Our dog got a hold of her and ripped her poor body. My dd sewed her back together with big red stitches when she was about 11 years old. They are really dear! Her meet outfit has really seen better days,it is quite worn out. One of her shoes is broken. She has lost her necklace, socks, handerchief,undies, and hair ribbons.
This is what I think I am going to do with her:
Replace her body:
First I will take pics of my dd's sewing job, as it is too cute.
Downey dunk:
I think her hair can be brought back to life with this method as it has never been cut and it doesn't seem overly thin.
New meet outfit:
Get all the replacements I can as this outfit is worn out.

BIG QUESTION:
Do I replace the body myself or send her to the doll hospital for a replacement? If I send her in, will they just replace the body and leave everything else intact? She is pre-mattel, so I don't want to lose her head or anything. I am a dollmaker, so I am pretty confident I could do a decent job of remaking the cloth body and getting her restrung.
What do you think?
MY PLAN is to get her all fixed up and beautiful again, and then hang on to her until my dd has a daughter of her own one day!Then I will have a really special gift to give!
~Annie