Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Revolutionary Face Transplant transplant for Virginia man injured in gun accident Feds look to streamline organ giving man's face called most extensive ever performed receives at Maryland Shock Trauma Md. doctors plan detail surgery University of perform full The sets new record Va. gets U.S. completes date Chimp Attack Victim I Can Smile Again [Face Transplant] Man hugs after seeing mirror

Most extensive full face transplant to date The most extensive full face transplant ever performed has just been completed. It included both jaws, teeth, and tongue. The 36-hour operation occurred on March 19-20, 2012 and involved a multi-disciplinary team of faculty physicians and a team of over 150 nurses and professional staff. Va. man gets extensive face transplant 37-year-old man received most extensive full face transplant including both jaws, teeth, and tongue; doctors call his new appearance "surreal" Virginia man injured in gun accident gets new face 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 face transplant ever performed. University of Maryland Completes Most Extensive Full Face Transplant to Date University of Maryland Completes Most Extensive Full Face Transplant to Date Virginia man gets face transplant after gun accident In a groundbreaking, 36-hour surgery, a team of surgeons performed the most extensive full-face transplant on a 37-year-old Virginia man. Richard Lee Norris received not just the facial tissue from the hairline to the neck, but also the upper and lower jaws, teeth and a portion of tongue. First Total Face Transplant Richard Norris at his prom, after his accident and after the face transplant. University of Maryland Medical Center US full face transplant 'success' US doctors have carried out what they say is the most extensive face transplant ever performed, by giving a man a new jaw, teeth and tongue. Man hugs doctors after seeing face transplant in mirror BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Surgeons from the University of Maryland Medical Center on Tuesday detailed what they said was the world's most comprehensive face transplant - allowing a 37-year-old man to emerge from behind a mask 15 years after a gun accident almost killed him. Richard Norris of Hillsville, Virginia, was shot in the face in 1997 and lost his nose, lips and most movement in his mouth ... US man's full-face transplant acclaimed as most extensive to date Washington, Mar 28 (ANI): A multi-disciplinary team of faculty physicians and a team of over 150 nurses and professional staff have completed the most extensive full face transplant ever, including both jaws, teeth, and tongue. Face Transplant Performed at University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center A face transplant was recently performed on a Virginia man according to the University. Richard Lee Norris of Hillsville, Virginia lost his lips and nose in a gun accident in 1977. He also had very limited . . .
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