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NEWS ABOUT: face transplant

face transplant stories: 13 news summaries

(Newser) - A French man who received a groundbreaking face and double hand transplant to repair damage from severe burns has died from a massive infection, reports the Independent. The patient, 30, suffered a heart attack during surgery to battle a super bug invasion in his face. Despite the problem, his body... More »

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medicine • medical breakthrough • France • face transplant • burn victim • hand transplant • Laurent Lantieri

 Staring at 
 Disfigured 
 Faces Is 
 'Instinctive' 

Distorted or frozen features trigger a 'primal response' in viewers, scientists believe

May 26, 09 2:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The stares people like face transplant patient Connie Culp deal with are likely the result of instinct rather than insensitivity, Wired reports. Scientists believe that disfigured faces flummox the screening system the brain has developed to judge whether a person poses a potential threat, causing people to become transfixed when... More »

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human evolution • face recognition • face transplant • facial expressions • Connie Culp

 Face Transplant 
 Patient Forgives 
 Shooter 

Connie Culp still thinks about how she used to look, she says

May 8, 09 10:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - The woman who had the nation's first face transplant still thinks about how she looked before her husband shot her in a failed murder-suicide attempt in 2004—but she forgives him, she said in an interview today with Good Morning America. It was the smell of soap that made Connie... More »

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Good Morning America • face transplant • Connie Culp

(Newser) - The nation's first face-transplant recipient met the public for the first time since her December operation, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Connie Culp, who had been shot by her husband in 2004 and essentially lost the middle of her face, has "progressed tremendously," said one of her doctors... More »

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surgery • Cleveland • face transplant • Cleveland Clinic

 Burn Victim 
 Gets New 
 Face, Hands 

Landmark operation in clinic where docs performed world's first face transplant

Apr 7, 09 3:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - A burn victim has received a new face and hands in a ground-breaking transplant surgery in France, reports the Times of London. A team of 40 doctors worked 30 hours in the same Paris hospital that performed the world's first face transplant in 2005 and first hand transplant in 1998.... More »

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surgery • France • physician • Paris • hospital • face transplant • surgeons • hand transplant

 Chimp Victim 
 Moved to Face 
 Transplant Clinic 

Facial reconstruction experts to aid woman suffering horrific injuries

Feb 20, 09 2:15 AM CST
(Newser) - The woman whose face was horrifically injured by a crazed chimpanzee has been transferred to the clinic that performed America's first face transplant, the Stamford Times reports. The woman was in surgery for 7 hours after the attack on Monday and was still in critical condition when she was transferred... More »

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chimpanzees • animal attack • face transplant • reconstructive surgery • Cleveland Clinic

Face Transplant Patient Leaves Cleveland Hospital

Subject of experimental surgery released after a 2-month recovery

Feb 6, 09 3:02 PM CST
(Newser) - The subject of the first face transplant performed in America was released from the hospital yesterday, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. The patient left after 2 months of recovery from the experimental, 23-hour procedure. She enjoys being able to once again drink from a cup and taste a hamburger, the... More »

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surgery • Cleveland • patient • face transplant • Cleveland Clinic

OPINION

Face Transplant Risks Life in Pursuit of Social Approval

Why change the face when we could change our behaviors?

Dec 19, 08 2:44 PM CST
(Newser) - A face transplant completed at a Cleveland clinic may be a medical triumph, but, William Saletan wonders on Slate, does the social necessity outweigh the physical risk? Severe facial damage affected the woman’s physical functions, but surgeons also argue that “social functions” such as communication are equally essential.... More »

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cosmetic surgery • face transplant • Cleveland Clinic • medical ethics

 Docs Detail 
 Near-Total 
 Face Transplant 



Unnamed patient now has 'face to face the world:' surgeon

Dec 17, 08 2:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Cleveland Clinic officials say the woman who underwent the most comprehensive face transplant yet exhausted conventional options before agreeing to the risky 22-hour procedure in which 80% of her face was replaced with a cadaver’s. The unnamed patient lacked a nose or palate and couldn’t eat or breathe... More »

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medical breakthrough • organ donor • face transplant • reconstructive surgery • Cleveland Clinic • organ donation

Cleveland Clinic Performs First US Face Transplant

Years of prep precede controversial treatment

Dec 16, 08 2:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Doctors in Cleveland have successfully completed the nation’s first near-total facial transplant on a on a patient disfigured by traumatic injury, the Plain Dealer reports today. The hospital, which said the patient didn’t want to be identified, was the first in the US to approve the controversial procedure,... More »

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medical breakthrough • Cleveland • face transplant

First Face Transplant Patient Smiles—Slightly

Patient faces massive side effects

Dec 13, 07 3:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Isabelle Dinoire can smile a little, her doctors reported yesterday, a big accomplishment for the world’s first face transplant recipient. Her case shows that the controversial surgery can work—but it also highlighted the risks involved. Dinoire has dealt with two tissue-rejection episodes, two kidney failures, anemia and high... More »

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France • blood pressure • cosmetic surgery • face transplant

She Views Life From Behind
a New Face

First such transplant patient shares her new perspective

Oct 5, 07 1:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Isabelle Dinoire, the French woman who in November 2005 received the world's first partial face transplant, has taught herself how to eat and speak again, but what she really wants to learn, the Guardian reports, is how to kiss. In a new book published in France yesterday, Dinoire describes her... More »

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France • transplant • cosmetic surgery • Isabelle Dinoire • face transplant

Face Transplant Surgeons Plead For Privacy

British 'chequebook journalism' could jeopardize procedure

Jul 8, 07 3:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Doctors are preparing to execute Britain's first face transplant, but first they must face off with relatives of potential patients and the media eager to buy their stories, the Guardian reports. The press has fixed it eyes and nose on the upcoming operation, but surgeons say publicity for patients seeking... More »

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plastic surgery • doctor • Britain • face transplant

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