Connie Culp talks about her face transplant
The recipient of the first US almost-total face transplant has appeared before the media for the first time.
Connie Culp, a 46-year-old mother-of-two was left without the middle section of her face after her husband shot her in 2004.
Ms Culp, whose identity had been previously withheld, paid tribute to [...]
Face transplant patient can smile, blink again
By MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer
Fri Aug 22, 7:37 AM ET
Transplanting faces may seem like science fiction, but doctors say the experimental surgeries could one day become routine. Two of the world’s three teams that have done partial face transplants reported Friday that their techniques were surprisingly effective, though [...]
At a military hospital in China, surgeons are experimenting with human face transplants to improve the lives of disfigured patients
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