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Surgeon Says Face Transplants a Reality

Posted by michael on from the slice-and-dice dept.

Aspherical Cow writes "A New York Times Magazine article about how a London surgeon is planning on performing an experimental full-face transplant. The face would be harvested like any other donor organ and used on a disfigured person. Lots of issues of identity come up with something like this, but they say that this won't turn Nicholas Cage into John Travolta."

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  1. Whole new meaning ... by B3ryllium · · Score: 4, Funny

    Brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "Your face, your ass - what's the difference?"

  2. WTF? by Pettifogger · · Score: 5, Funny

    I always thought Michael Jackson pioneered this technique years ago.

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    1. Re:WTF? by jericho4.0 · · Score: 4, Funny

      He's only managed the face removal part.

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  3. Volunteer by Timesprout · · Score: 5, Funny
    We need a GNU/Linux volunteer for a dangerous mission behind Redmond lines. Should you decide to accept this mission you will

    Quietly assinate Bill Gates

    Pop over to the nearest face transplanting clinic

    Shock the world when Bill Gates announces MS are giving up software development and releasing the source to the public

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  4. at least, most geeks have nothing to worry about by collapser · · Score: 4, Funny

    organ thieves wouldn't even bother

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  5. Re:Reflections in the mirror by nounderscores · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wish I could get my facial recognition software to display names on to my head up display. Then I'd actually know how to spell them.

    You T-800 infiltrators have all the cool tech. I bet you have that real human skin'n'hair upgrade too, while I have to walk around in rubber.

    Bloody Skynet's favourites.