The BBC reports doctors at the Cleveland Clinic are going to attempt to transplant a donor-cadaver's face to a patient with severe facial disfigurement.
"After a year of discussions, the Cleveland Clinic won approval to go ahead with the operation from an internal review board, which included surgeons, psychiatrists, social workers, therapists, nurses and patient advocates.
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Dr Siemionow told Associated Press: 'You want to choose patients who are really disfigured, not someone who has a little scar.'
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'It is our view that today's excellent conventional surgery combined with the very best psychological and social rehabilitation programmes can very effectively enable patients with severe disfigurements to live full and active lives.'"
BBC NEWS | Health | US plans first face transplant
The BBC reports doctors at the Cleveland Clinic are going to attempt to transplant a donor-cadaver's face to a patient with severe facial disfigurement.
2 comments:
I would hope the person receiving the donor's face lives very far from the family of the donor. Granted, bone structure will reshape the face a little, but still... creepy.
Yea, really - That could be big-time disturbing. I noticed in the source article, they make a lot of comments on the "psychological" considerations that need to accounted for. It was something I hadn't thought would be a significant issue, but on reflection, I can see how it would be.
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