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Appearance of Face Transplant

Here is an incredible and amazing story from France where a Frenchwoman received the world’s first partial face transplant. On Monday she showed off her new features to the public. Speaking in a slurred voice, she’s happy to look "like everyone else" and is looking forward to resuming a normal life. The operation occurred on November 27 in Amiens, France. The face tissue was donated by a brain-dead donor and was attached in a 15-hour operation. "I expect to resume a normal life ... I pay homage to the donor’s family," she said. "My operation could help others to live again."
This truly shows the capability and advancement of today’s medicine and the current available technology. This was never possible a few years ago, and now look at the knowledge and progression that has increased. Who knows what will be available in the next few years. It’s certainly an remarkable story.
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posted by Anonymous @ 2/06/2006 04:13:00 PM