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First Face Transplant
mriya3 writes to tell us the BBC is reporting that surgeons in France have performed the first ever face transplant. The medical team, led by Jean-Michel Dubernard, transplanted live tissue to a 36-year old woman whose face had been destroyed by a dog. From the article: "It has been technically possible to carry out such a transplant for some years, with teams in the US, the UK and France researching the procedure. [...] But the ethical concerns of a face transplant, and the psychological impact to the patient of looking different has held teams back."
Was it John Travolta's or Nicholas Cage's?
I wouldn't want either.
The team of surgeons deny that The Silence of the Lambs played any influence in their technique.
"And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the World"
1 John 4:14
But when will they be able to tranplant a working brain into a Slashdot Troll?
Now I can be good looking and smart!
Michael Jackson is in france this week for an undisclosed medical procedure.
Wanted: Clever sig, top $ paid, all offers considered.
I've heard the rumors of organ snatchers where you wake up in a bathtub with stitches and one kidney. Should we incredibly good looking people fear knife weilding hoardes of uglypeople hell bent on revenge?
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Bin laden got away from afghanistan with no problems. Now he's mascarading as Dick Cheney.
The doctors said they replaced the lips, nose, and chin. Sounds like half the people in Hollywood if you ask me.
gasmonso http://religiousfreaks.com/And then an undercover agent changes his face to that guy's face to learn about him and catch him!
Here we go. Time for all of the inane "Face/Off" replies as though no one else would have possibly thought of it. I guess that we should all just laugh hysterically and use the idiotic TripMaster Monkey anime smiles to make the Face/Off posters feel complete.
[holding sides laughing] Oh, GOD! "Face/Off"! I would never have thought of that! Oh, that is SO-O-O-O funny! I'm laughing too hard! Oh, look! Another reference! Please! Stop![/holding sides laughing]
There. I hope the "Face/Off" people feel better now.
Go ahead. Mod me down. The really sad part what I've said is 100% true. Then again, Slashdot replies often don't care about truth.
No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism. - Winston Churchill
Like hell I would have anything from a dead person put on or in me.
I had surgery last year and they wanted to put bone marrow and bone fragments in me from an UNKNOWN DEAD donor.. Like hell. I opted for a different type of surgery that where they used my own bone fragments for the fusion.
I also donated blood to my ownself in advance so that I would have it if I needed it. With all the fonky diseases they keep coming up with there is no way in hell I will accept body parts or fluids from another person, especially mystery donors. Screw that!
I would rather just take the stitches and and plastic surgery. Besides, I saw where they can grow new skin for you from your own skin cells in a culture so there is zero chance of rejection or DISEASE........
No thanks, this is a disgusting idea.
I think not.
>> Or mug shots or headshots used in a pictorial line up or even a real line up? There is little ethical consideration for getting your bobbies bigger.
Of course I'm sure officer! I'd recognize those breasts anywhere!
Now THAT would be suspicious!
With comments like these, could you please add "Warning: spoiler!!!" to the title? Thanks a lot for giving away the ending! Sheesh!
"It's too bad that stupidity isn't painful." - Anton LaVey
How bad would it suck to reject your own face?
"I have as much authority as the pope, I just
don't have as many people who believe it" - George Carlin
The article failed to explain why it couldn't be someone that died very recently (within minutes). In a hospital, there are people dying all the time, so finding a donor that isn't on life support doesn't seem completely impossible. Just somewhat difficult.
"Hey, little Timmy, we've got good news and bad news. The good news is someone just died a few minutes ago so you're getting a new face. The bad news is the person who's recently died is a 96 year old {insert optional racial type of your choice} woman..."
A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing -- Emo Phillips
A "hybrid" face?
What kind of gas mileage will she get on it?
The Russian Mafia will mod you down just to see if the Moderate button works.
What if a person commits a crime and uses this surgery to escape identification and/or conviction.
I far more easy and less expensive to use a set of Groucho glasses, nose and moustache to do that.
Yahh, hiii haaaaa! -Major Kong, from Dr. Strangelove
Don't forget to insert an idiotic ten minute boat chase that makes you wonder "Why won't God kill both these fucking bastards?"
The world's burning. Moped Jesus spotted on I50. Details at 11.
I don't think it's stealing if one picks it up from a garbage can at the curb.
Science takes its cues from Nip/Tuck. How frightening!
no, from Tony Hawk, after all, they just did a faceplant...
Karma, karma burning bright...
"goodbye and hello, as always" ~Prince Corwin, from Zelazny's Amber series
You remind me of a fellow who was convinced that he was superior to everyone else due to hard work, dedication, and skill. His eyes were so tightly shut that, one day, when he reached around to pat himself on the back for his own superiority he ended up grabbing his pecker and masturbating until he shot himself in the eye. Can you believe it? He was so completely oblivious to the way things work that, when he thought he was congratulating himself, he was really just masturbating. I guess it worked for him, though, because he felt better for it and continued to walk around feeling superior to everyone else. He never noticed the big wad dripping from his face, though, because he was, as I've said, so completely oblivious to the entire world.
Come back when you have something real to say.
fast as fast can be. you'll never catch me.