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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
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....