Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Face transplant

  • BALTIMORE -- A 37-year-old Virginia man injured in a 1997 gun accident has been given a new face, teeth, tongue and jaw in what University of Maryland physicians say is the most extensive face transplant ever performed.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • A 37-year-old man received an extensive face transplant stretching from his hairline down to the neck, including a jaw, full set of teeth, tongue and cheeks.
  • (CNN)
  • BALTIMORE, March 27 (UPI) -- A Virginia man who underwent a 36-hour face transplant last week said he was pleased with his new face, which he saw Tuesday for the first time.
  • (United Press International)
  • A transplant team from the University of Maryland recently completed an amazing full-face transplant, and today is releasing details.
  • (HULIQ.com)
  • Physicians at the University of Maryland Medical Center called a press conference today to discuss the world's first comprehensive face transplant.
  • (The Inquisitr)
  • Doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center have performed the most extensive full-face transplant ever. Physicians spoke about the 36-hour procedure on Tuesday in Baltimore. The procedure was done on 37-year-old Richard Lee Norris of Hillsville, Va.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • tongue and jaw in what doctors say is the most extensive face transplant ever performed.
  • (The Age)

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