Nation's first near total face transplant done in Cleveland
The Cleveland Clinic announced the nation’s first near total face transplant on a patient disfigured by trauma. Surgeons replaced about 80 percent of the face using a female cadaver, with details undisclosed awaiting a Wednesday press conference.
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Surgeon Siemionow Eyes First Facial Transplant Case
Dr. Siemionow, a 58 year old hand microsurgeon, has spent over a decade testing facial transplant methods and immune tempering. She has reviewed burn victims as potential candidates since the clinic approved the project four years ago and plans a severely disfigured patient as the inaugural case. Colleague Dr. Warren Breidenbach notes her leadership and extensive small animal research backing the effort.
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