Face transplant
28 March 2012, 04:14 PM
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Face transplant
How amazing is this as they have actually given a victim of a bad gunshot wound a new lease of life 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17534646
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17534646
28 March 2012, 04:46 PM
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That is truely amazing.If I hadn't seen the news item I would have said it was a spoof.
Incredible work by the team & a real life changing op.
Incredible work by the team & a real life changing op.
28 March 2012, 04:55 PM
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Yeh I was reading about it this morning, certainly fantastic work. Looks pretty swelled around the eyes still etc, would be interested in seeing pictures in a few weeks when its all settled down.
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28 March 2012, 06:35 PM
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Saw a similar transplant although not quite as extensive for that women who got her face ripped off by a friends pet chimp. Very impressive stuff.
28 March 2012, 07:36 PM
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only seems a few years ago face off with travolta and nick cage was a fantasy movie and here we are, amazing. wonder how he will cope mentally seeing a strange dead mans face in the mirror? hopefully he just views it as better than the one he had before.
28 March 2012, 11:23 PM
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I see quite a number of people with transplants....... Kidneys seem OK, but people with other people's hearts wonder what's keeping them alive, lung transplants initially wonder who's phlem they are coughing up and many would like to keep their face despite what's happened...
The technology has been around for years but it's only recently that ethically it's become acceptable........ Double edged sword as usual.
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The technology has been around for years but it's only recently that ethically it's become acceptable........ Double edged sword as usual.
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Apparently he has the donors teeth and tongue. How weird is that, eating with someone else's teeth, having their fillings etc,etc.
And in the long term, so many questions, how will he age etc.
Looking ahead, 200 years, will face transplants become a cosmetic procedure for mega rich celebrities.
And in the long term, so many questions, how will he age etc.
Looking ahead, 200 years, will face transplants become a cosmetic procedure for mega rich celebrities.
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