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Archive Home > 2008 > December > 18 > After an intricate operation, a woman’s face is remade

After an intricate operation, a woman’s face is remade

By Lawrence K. Altman / The Bulletin
December 18, 2008

CLEVELAND — Only the forehead, upper eyelids, lower lip, lower teeth and jaw are hers.

The rest of her face comes from a cadaver.

In a 23-hour operation, transplant surgeons have given nearly an entire new face to a woman with facial damage so severe that she could not eat on her own....

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