Face transplant patient can smile, blink again
Thursday, August 21, 2008 - 18:49
in Health & Medicine
LONDON (AP) -- Transplanting faces may seem like science fiction, but doctors say the experimental surgeries could one day become routine. Two of the world's three teams that have done partial face transplants reported Friday that their techniques were surprisingly effective, though complications exist and more work is still needed....
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