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Off with his face
Following the successful partial face transplant in France recently, UK doctors are now investigating the possibility of conducting a full facial transplant operation. A suitable patient is currently being sought, and a decision on whether or not to proceed with the operation will take place once they have been found. As with many medical advances, along with the benefits come a number of possible negatives. In this instance I suspect a number of them are unfounded, as the transplant recipient will not automatically look like the donor. Unlike donors of internal organs, potential facial donors had been concerned that surviving relatives and friends would easily recognise the recipient. Not so. In 2003 the Royal College of Surgeons believed that more work needed to be carried out before this type of operation could take place. No doubt we'll soon see whether this has now been done.home | previous entry / next entry
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