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Thursday, December 18, 2008
Face transplant raises tough questions
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Wednesday’s announcement about a pioneering face transplant was greeted mostly with cheers. The patient, a woman who had 80% of her face transplanted with the face of a cadaver, is reportedly over the initial hurdles of recovery and stands to benefit from her new nose, palate and jaw.
But some doctors question whether facial transplants are worth the risk. After all, the drugs that the patient must take afterward can be deadly. And further, will the patient still benefit from the surgery if the transplant is rejected?
What do you think? Is the surgery worth the risks involved? Would you have the surgery knowing it might not work?
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