First Face Transplant Performed in the U.S.
Cleveland Clinic surgeons have performed the nation’s first near total face transplant, officials said on Tuesday. The patient is a woman who was not identified.The Cleveland surgical team, led by Dr. Maria Siemionow, said it had replaced about 80 percent of the patient’s face with that of a dead woman in the last two weeks. The doctors offered no details on the patient, but said they would discuss her surgery at a news conference on Wednesday.
Recent improvements in managing the care of transplant surgical patients, including the use of better anti-rejection drugs, have al...
Posted : August 27, 2009 | 
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First face transplant operation in Spain
Spanish doctors are preparing to perform the country's first face transplant operation, one of the first in the world, media reported Wednesday. Doctor Pedro Cavadas said he had two young candidates for the operation, one of whom has been disfigured by burns and the other by a disease. The transplant would only cover the lower half of the face below the eyes. The medical team in the eastern city of Valencia was waiting for a suitable donor to appear. The National Transplant Organization has given the green light to the operation. It still needs the approval of regional health authorities, which was regarded as a mere formality....
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Face transplant man shown on TV...
Published:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:33:21 -0700
A Spanish man who underwent the worlds first full face transplant has revealed his new look before TV cameras.......
Face transplant man appears on TV...
Published:Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:10:24 -0700
A Spanish man who underwent the worlds first full face transplant reveals his new look before TV cameras.......
Face Transplant Patient to Return Home...
Published:Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:46:35 -0700
The face transplant patient, identified as Oscar, appeared for the first time in public on Monday. He made his appearance at a press conference being held at the Barcelona, Spain ......
Face transplant recipient makes first p...
Published:Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:51:43 -0700
The worlds first full face transplant recipient appeared in public for the first time Monday. The patient, identified only as Oscar, appeared at a press conference at University H......
Face transplant man fronts media...
Published:Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:27:27 -0700
A Spanish man who underwent the worlds first full face transplant has appeared before TV cameras.......
Face-transplant patient eager for a cha...
Published:Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:02:55 -0700
MADRID -- A Spanish man who underwent the worlds first full face transplant appeared before TV cameras Monday for the first time since his surgery, thanking his doctors and the fa......
