Woman Gets Face Transplant

Ohio Cleveland 80% of her face was replaced with one donated from a cadaver. It was the nation's first face transplant and the fourth worldwide.
by The Associated Press
Published: Wed, December 17, 2008 - 12:40 pm CST Last Updated: Wed, December 17, 2008 - 4:23 pm CST
CLEVELAND (AP) - The Cleveland Clinic says a woman who had
suffered severe facial trauma got essentially a whole new face in a
first-of-its-kind operation.
Officials said Wednesday that the surgery took 22 hours and
occurred within the past two weeks
Only the woman's upper eyelids, forehead, lower lip and chin
were left. The other 80 percent of her face was replaced with one
donated from a cadaver.
The patient's name and age were not released. The hospital held
a news conference Wednesday to describe the surgery.
It was the nation's first face transplant and the fourth
worldwide.

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FLOWERCHILD
FLOWERCHILD Says:
Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 2:02 pm

This does sound like “Face Off” doesn’t it.  Great movie. What happened to her face? I’d like to see what she looked like before and after.

KxVicious
KxVicious Says:
Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 1:58 pm

Anyone ever seen the Travolta/Cage flick “Face Off”?

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