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Vt. lye victim gets new face at Boston hospital (Update)
A Vermont nurse disfigured in a 2007 lye attack has received a new face at a Boston hospital.
Feb 27, 2013
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Face transplantation calls for 'reverse craniofacial planning'
As surgical teams gain experience with facial transplantation, a careful approach to planning based on the principles of craniofacial surgery can help to maximize patient outcomes in terms of facial form and function, according ...
Dec 10, 2012
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Some face transplant patients may regain sensory, motor function
(HealthDay)—Within a year after having face transplant surgery, some patients regain sensory and motor functions such as the ability to speak, chew food and smile, experts have found.
Oct 26, 2012
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Surgeons develop framework to assess long-term impact of facial transplant operations
Facial transplant operations are often portrayed as dramatic before-and-after stories but new research shows that the procedures' real long-term impact may sometimes be underreported, explained researchers from The Johns ...
Oct 1, 2012
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Surprising methods heal wounded troops
(AP)—Scientists are growing ears, bone and skin in the lab, and doctors are planning more face transplants and other extreme plastic surgeries. The most advanced medical tools that exist are now being deployed to help America's ...
Sep 10, 2012
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Face transplant patient can feel daughter's kisses
(AP) -- The nation's first full face transplant recipient says he can feel his daughter's kisses now, a year after the procedure.
Apr 2, 2012
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Virginia man injured in gun accident gets new face (Update)
(AP) -- After 15 years of wearing a mask and living as a recluse, a 37-year-old Virginia man disfigured in a gun accident got a new face, nose, teeth and jaw in what University of Maryland physicians say is the most extensive ...
Mar 27, 2012
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Patient dies after Turkey quadruple limb transplant
A Turkish patient who underwent what was touted as the world's first quadruple limb transplant died on Monday due to complications, the hospital announced.
Feb 27, 2012
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Complication in Turkey's quadruple limb transplant
Turkish surgeons had to remove one leg from a patient who underwent a quadruple limb transplant after his heart and vascular system failed to sustain the limb, the hospital said on Sunday.
Feb 26, 2012
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Turkey: doctors perform quadruple limb transplant
(AP) -- The head physician at a Turkish hospital says his team has performed the world's first quadruple limb transplant, attaching two arms and two legs to a young man.
Feb 25, 2012
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