Woman recovering after face transplant; First face transplant performed in U.S.
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CLEVELAND - Her injuries were ghastly: no nose, no palate, no way to eat or breathe on her own, a face so hideous that children who saw her screamed and ran away.
From the moment they met earlier this year, Dr. Maria Siemionow knew the severely disfigured woman would be the one — the first person in the U.S. to receive a face transplant.
“Our patient was called names and was humiliated. You need a face to face the world,” said Siemionow, the Cleveland Clinic reconstructive surgeon who led the operation about two weeks ago.
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IMMININT
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I heard an interview this morning on the radio with someone speaking about this topic. There are a lot of moral issues surrounding this.
Additionally, there is the possibility like with other donor organs, the body will reject the face leading to even greater problems than before.
- 3 years ago
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IMMININT
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mqz4
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saw this one on the news, i want to see her face!!
- 3 years ago
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mqz4
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dragonflyartmom
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22 hours of surgery?...wow...just wow. Amazing surgeons.
- 3 years ago
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dragonflyartmom
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ClareW
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This is really amazing. It must be great as a doctor to work on this kind of ground breaking revolutionary procedure.
- 3 years ago
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ClareW
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ScratchyPants
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I hope the patient is happy with the results once everything heals. This is truly an amazing accomplishment.
- 3 years ago
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ScratchyPants
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Vierotchka
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lolitanimatronic, although the skin and flesh are from a dead person, the face does not look like the dead person's face since it is the bone structure that determines the features.
- 3 years ago
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Vierotchka
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Makavelli45
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You guys have to face it was only a matter of time before this happened in the US.
- 3 years ago
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Makavelli45
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AswegoAsdego
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My reaction to this article:
Face Transplant.....
....WHAT?!
- 3 years ago
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AswegoAsdego
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Cuddlebones
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I remember the first face transplant. feels like it was only yesterday.....
- 3 years ago
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Cuddlebones
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kewal91
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If only harvey dent had this... :(
- 3 years ago
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kewal91
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nessie00
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This is awesome for those that are deformed by birth or by accidents. Overuse would be criminal.
- 3 years ago
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nessie00
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diabolical44
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i thought nicholas cage and john travolta had one in the US like ten years ago. i saw it in this documentary called "face off."
- 3 years ago
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diabolical44
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dustinhans
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http://current.com/items/89632448/first_face_transplant_ever_big_success.htm
Check out this link for a picture of how much, and the parts of the face that were replaced.....
- 3 years ago
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dustinhans
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Katanajon
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This is a good thing as I said in my article yesterday. France has one successful operation like this and China a few maybe 3 or so. This can help give these poor people a life, that has to be a good thing.
- 3 years ago
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Katanajon
