Help! Can deleted text messages be retrieved?

I need to retrieve several text messages that my son deleted.  Is there any way to do that, ie does it have a hard drive or something?
Thanks
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There is not a way for YOU to retrieve them. Once deleted off the device, they are gone for you.
Your two options should it be majorly important, are:
1. Do you have recent backup of the device on your PC? If so, was that backup made at such a time that those particular SMS messages would be in the backup?
2. Hire a mobile device forensics company to see if the data is retrievable. This is costly, probably in the hundreds, if not a thousand dollars for service.
3. A court order from a state court can retrieve records from your wireless carrier if the SMS messages are from a recent timeframe.
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