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This morning, we cracked open the paper and saw an image of Connie Culp —the first person in the United States to receive a face transplant—and we have to admit, we were a bit taken back. After Connie’s husband, Thomas G. Culp, literally blew a hole through her face with a shotgun back in 2004, Mrs. Culp went through a number of successful face transplants in attempts to restore her sense of smell and taste and the ability to talk and smile. Once she was all healed, Connie appeared in front of the media yesterday to reveal her new face to the nation. As ... Read Full Story

A History Of Bizzare Transplant Surgeries This morning, we cracked open the paper and saw an image of Connie Culp—the first person in the United States to receive a face transplant—and we have to admit, we were a bit taken back. After Connie’s husband, Thomas G. Culp, literally blew a hole through her face with a shotgun back in 2004, Mrs. Culp went through a number of successful face transplants in attempts to restore her sense of smell and taste and the ability to talk and smile. Once she was all healed, Connie appeared in front of the media yesterday to reveal her new ... Read Full Story

Transplant Information on Transplant. www.Shopica.com face transplant Relax. Take A Deep Breath. face transplant. www.RightHealth.com Doctor: Face transplant patient ‘very happy’ with procedure Dr. Maria Siemionow, head of plastic surgery at the famed Cleveland Clinic, led a surgical team that recently performed the first face transplant in the United States. Siemionow and CNN chief medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta talked with CNN’s Larry King about the reconstructive procedure and the prognosis for the patient. The following is an edited transcript of the interview. Larry King: Dr. Siemionow, what caused the patient to need a new face? Read more here Doctor: Face transplant patient ‘very happy’ ... Read Full Story

Seven face transplants have been reported worldwide, three of those occurring in just the past two weeks. Nov. 27, 2005, Amiens, France: Dr. Jean-Michel Dubernard led transplant surgery on Isabelle Dinoire, disfigured by a dog mauling. She experienced some problems with her immune system rejecting the new tissue, but she improved. Her appearance is near normal and doctors say she is doing well. April 14, 2006, Xi'an, China: Dr. Zhang Hui led surgery on a man, Li Guoxing, who suffered injuries from a bear mauling. The patient died in July 2008. Jan. 21, 2007, Creteil, France: Dr. Laurent Lantieri led the operation on a ... Read Full Story

Browse > Home / In the News / 80% Face Transplant-Successful December 17, 2008 Medical science SUCCESSFUL with an 80% Face Transplant. Those are miraculous words for someone who has been waiting in the back ground with disfigurements, burns and other trauma. In Finland, a man had chopped off his hand while chopping wood in the forest…no one wanted to work on such an operation. Reattaching his hand would require hours of meticulously connecting the arteries, tendons and bones together. But, there is always someone who is not afraid a task that is so rewarding. That person is Dr. Maria Siemionow, a reconstructive surgeon. ... Read Full Story