Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Woman gets near-total face transplant in Cleveland (AP)

In this undated photo released, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008, by the Cleveland Clinic shows Dr. Risal Djohan, left, Dr. Maria Siemionow, center, and Dr. Daniel Alam performing a near-total face transplant at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland. Reconstructive surgeon Siemionow replaced 80 percent of the woman's face with that of a deceased female donor. (AP Photo/Cleveland Clinic)AP - A woman who had suffered severe facial trauma got essentially a whole new face in a first-of-its-kind operation at the Cleveland Clinic, hospital officials said Wednesday.


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