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Face Transplants On The Way

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the here-comes-a-james-bond-plotline dept.

kwertii writes "A British surgeon claims face transplants are just a few months off. The procedure "could involve a patient being given new lips, chin, ears, nose, skin and bone from a recently deceased person." The problem? Surveys indicate that very few people are willing to donate their face. Would you?"

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  1. Jacko by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Uh... well, I don't know where Michael Jackson got his face from, but the nose is obviously from another planet.

    Ah, kamisama! Ore no atama ni ono ga arimasu yo!.

  2. Ever see Face/Off? by EverStoned · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That's one of the great HKBO (Hong Kong Blood Opera) movies. John Woo is awesome. -1, Offtipic, I know, I know...

  3. Re:Deja View by pVoid · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    Speaking of which, why don't we just hijack this thread and turn it into a Matrix story?

    So how do you all feel about the new ones coming out? all hype or the real deal?