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Man Receives Artificial Face

Posted by timothy on from the jaw-dropping dept.

jeffy124 writes: "Doctors in Kentucky have successfully implanted an artificial face. The surgery was required because of a rare fungal infection called mucormycosis in the man's sinus cavity that required removal his nose, eyes, cheekbones, upper jaw, and some teeth. The surgery required reconstruction of the mouth using tissue from his legs and facial bones were replaced with titanium bridging on which a prosthetic face is placed."

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  1. Obligatory lame movie joke by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    John Travolta and Nicholas Cage could not be reached for comment.

    1. Re:Obligatory lame movie joke by Pastor+Fluff · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      NC to doc: Just saw your latest web site. Bra-fucking-vo.

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  2. (Off-Topic) by HypodermicEyes · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Except after c.

    Oh, and you forgot the t in your first nitpick.

    1. Re:(Off-Topic) by Sygnus · · Score: 0, Offtopic
      Seriously!

      If people are going to criticize others' spelling, then they should make damn sure that they're correct.

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