Woman Gets Face Transplant

Woman Gets Face Transplant (Added: December 17, 2008)

80% of her face was replaced with one donated from a cadaver. It was the nation's first face transplant and the fourth worldwide. (more)

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80% of her face was replaced with one donated from a cadaver. It was the nation's first face transplant and the fourth worldwide.

By: Jamie Burch | WKRG
Published: December 17, 2008

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CLEVELAND (AP) - The Cleveland Clinic says a woman who had
suffered severe facial trauma got essentially a whole new face in a
first-of-its-kind operation.
Officials said Wednesday that the surgery took 22 hours and
occurred within the past two weeks
Only the woman's upper eyelids, forehead, lower lip and chin
were left. The other 80 percent of her face was replaced with one
donated from a cadaver.
The patient's name and age were not released. The hospital held
a news conference Wednesday to describe the surgery.
It was the nation's first face transplant and the fourth
worldwide.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)