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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.
Michael Jackson is in france this week for an undisclosed medical procedure.
Wanted: Clever sig, top $ paid, all offers considered.
Bin laden got away from afghanistan with no problems. Now he's mascarading as Dick Cheney.
And then an undercover agent changes his face to that guy's face to learn about him and catch him!
Settle down, champ. They didn't say anything about a brain transplant.
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
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.
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