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The New Face Lift

RiotXIX writes to tell us that US surgeons plan on moving forward with their newest experimental medical practice, a face transplant. Doctors have already succeeded in making this practice a reality with cadavers donated for medical research and will soon begin interviewing a shortlist of patients to determine who, if anyone, will be first up for this procedure. From the article: 'The chance it will work is around 50% and experts have expressed safety and ethical concerns about the procedure. The recipient would have to take powerful anti-rejection drugs for life, which carry considerable long-term health risks, says the Royal College of Surgeons of England, which formed a working party to look at the issue earlier this year.'

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  1. so by blinder · · Score: 0, Redundant

    is john travolta and nicholas cage going to be the first two to have this done?

    hmmm... sorry... bad joke.

  2. Children, Behave by SpottedKuh · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Suzy: My little brother is so stupid!

    Johnny: Well, yeah, you're so ugly that you need a fa...oh, wait...

  3. Didn't by airship · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Didn't Eddie Murphy and Dan Akroyd do this in the movie "Trading Faces"? :)

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  4. Re:Anyone know... by saskboy · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "I could really use 'the sex'".

    'The Sex' is attainable, but not if you have a desire to cut your face up to look "better". The first step is to get in shape naturally by eating right and moving more than just fingers and eyeballs. Next you need to shore up your self esteem, because you can get just as much action in the type of crowd you desire if you have the right level of self confidence and practice. You don't get practice by sitting on Slashdot unless you're trying to score with a 40 year old male virgin.

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  5. Face/Off by Tokerat · · Score: 0, Redundant


    Spew of 65,535 Nicholas Cage/John Travolta jokes in 5...4...3...2...

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