Virginia man gets extensive face transplant after gun accident
...that the only way to give Norris back his life was a full face transplant. When the team was ready to embark on its first face transplant they picked Norris as the patient who most needed help. The hope was to give him back a face that would be as close to...info
US man's full-face transplant acclaimed as most extensive to date
...Four of these transplants took place over the course of two days at the University of Maryland Medical Centre. The face transplant team was led by Dr Rodriguez, chief of plastic, reconstructive and maxillofacial surgery at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center...info
Face transplant called most extensive ever by doctors
...in Washington D.C. reported a team of over 150 nurses and medical staff were involved in the procedure. The first full face transplant was performed in France in 2005 on a woman who was mauled by her dog. The Cleveland Clinic performed the first face transplant...info
36-hour face transplant 'most extensive' ever
...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. The surgery essentially replaced most of the patients face except for his eyes and the back remnant...info
Transplant applications rise following operations
...surgery in January 2012 hundreds of people applied to our university for a consultation. Now, 35 people are waiting for a face transplant and more than 200 for a limb transplant,†Özkan told the Hürriyet Daily News. The Turkish Health Ministry has recently...info
Surgeons Reveal Most Extensive Face Transplant
...his eyes on the third day after the surgery with his family around him, he wanted to see a mirror. Doctors explain the face transplant process "He put the mirror down and thanked me and hugged me," said Dr Rodriguez. Before the surgery, Mr Norris, who is unmarried...info
Face transplant recipient doing well, say doctors
...surgery was funded by the US Navy, which hopes the techniques will help casualties from Iraq and Afghanistan. The first face transplant was performed in France in 2005 on a woman who was mauled by her dog. In 2010 surgeons in Spain carried out the world's...info
Face transplant recipient regains sense of smell
...procedures, he said. It was the 23rd face transplant since doctors began doing the procedure seven years ago. The first full face transplant was performed in France in 2005 on a woman who was mauled by her dog. The Cleveland Clinic performed the first face...info
Man Recovering Well After Full-face Transplant
...face transplants. This was the 23rd face transplant since doctors began doing the procedure seven years ago. The first full face transplant was performed in France in 2005 on a woman who was mauled by a Labrador. During that operation, teams of doctors grafted...info
Medical Wonder: How Docs Did Face Transplant
...procedure 2:42pm UK, Wednesday March 28, 2012 Thomas Moore, health and science correspondent The most complex and extensive face transplant ever attempted has been hailed a huge success and means surgeons can now tackle even more challenging reconstructions....info