Face transplant

KC-TBB · 11-28-2006, 12:49 PM

Doctors: Face Transplant Was Successful
Nov 28 1:31 PM US/Eastern

By ANGELA CHARLTON
Associated Press Writer

PARIS

A year after a Frenchwoman received the world's first partial face transplant, doctors say the operation was a success and she is gaining more and more sensitivity and facial mobility.
As British and American doctors work on plans for a first full-face transplant, the medical team at the hospital in Amiens in northern France issued a new photo and a statement Monday, exactly a year after they transplanted the lips, nose and chin of a brain-dead woman onto Isabelle Dinoire.

In the new photo, Dinoire is almost smiling, and appears to have better control over her face than she did at a news conference in February, her only formal public appearance since the operation.

Dinoire's immune system nearly rejected the transplant twice, the doctors' statement said, but she was given immuno-depressants that helped overcome the threat.

"The tolerance of the transplant is excellent," they said. The team has "confirmed the anatomical and functional success of this first partial face transplant."

"Progress, in terms of sensitivity as much as mobility, is being noted month after month," the doctors said.

Dinoire, 39, was severely disfigured in May 2005 by her pet Labrador. She continues to have weekly medical consultations, but otherwise "leads a normal life," and expects to resume work soon, the doctors' statement said. She lives in Valenciennes in northern France.

Dinoire said she initially had trouble speaking, but now "I am understood wherever I go," according to an interview published Monday in the British daily The Sun.

"It's been a very strange year, but I don't regret anything," she said. "I can feel just about everything as I did before. It may be someone else's face, but when I look in the mirror I see me."

The Sun also reported that Dinoire has a new dog, Max, to replace the one that attacked her and was later put to death.

Last month, an ethics panel approved a London hospital's plan to carry out what could be the world's first full-face transplant, though no candidates for the surgery have yet been selected. The Cleveland Clinic in the United States is also working on plans for full-face transplants.

Ahhhhh OK, this is great for this lady, but kind of creepy...she now wears the face of someone who died. What if she runs across someone the dead person knew...FREAK THEM OUT FOR SURE!

KC-TBB · 11-28-2006, 12:50 PM

This is her picture...

**Fire Me Boy!** · 11-28-2006, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by KC-TBB

This is her picture...

And here's what she looked like after...

KC-TBB · 11-28-2006, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

And here's what she looked like after...

or was it????

**Fire Me Boy!** · 11-28-2006, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by KC-TBB

or was it????

Well, it's gotta be one or the other. It can't be both.

Redrum_69 · 11-28-2006, 01:12 PM

"Dinoire, 39, was severely disfigured in May 2005 by her pet Labrador."

Um, I thought they were a family dog....

**Fire Me Boy!** · 11-28-2006, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Redrum_69

"Dinoire, 39, was severely disfigured in May 2005 by her pet Labrador."

Um, I thought they were a family dog....

That's a typo... it should be "... her pet, Labrador."

That's the name of her Cat in a Bottle.

**Rain Man** · 11-28-2006, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Redrum_69

"Dinoire, 39, was severely disfigured in May 2005 by her pet Labrador."

Um, I thought they were a family dog....

Maybe he was trying to do CPR on her.

booyaf2 · 11-28-2006, 01:32 PM

i wouldn't necessarily call that a success.

NY CHIEF · 11-28-2006, 01:44 PM

QUOTE=booyaf2]i wouldn't necessarily call that a success.[/QUOTE]

, really, a bag would have worked just as well

**Donger** · 11-28-2006, 01:46 PM

There's a dirty, little secret here: these transplants only work on the French. They're genetically more apt to accept foreign objects.

KC-TBB · 11-28-2006, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Dongless

There's a dirty, little secret here: these transplants only work on the French. They're genetically more apt to accept foreign objects.

I have heard that!

Hammock Parties · 11-28-2006, 02:39 PM

We need the before picture!

**Donger** · 11-28-2006, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by GoChiefs

We need the before picture!

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Halfcan · 11-28-2006, 03:12 PM

weird

11-28-2006, 12:49 PM
KC-TBB It is, what it is... Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Harpers Ferry, WV Casino cash: $4515719	Face transplant Doctors: Face Transplant Was Successful Nov 28 1:31 PM US/Eastern By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press Writer PARIS A year after a Frenchwoman received the world's first partial face transplant, doctors say the operation was a success and she is gaining more and more sensitivity and facial mobility. As British and American doctors work on plans for a first full-face transplant, the medical team at the hospital in Amiens in northern France issued a new photo and a statement Monday, exactly a year after they transplanted the lips, nose and chin of a brain-dead woman onto Isabelle Dinoire. In the new photo, Dinoire is almost smiling, and appears to have better control over her face than she did at a news conference in February, her only formal public appearance since the operation. Dinoire's immune system nearly rejected the transplant twice, the doctors' statement said, but she was given immuno-depressants that helped overcome the threat. "The tolerance of the transplant is excellent," they said. The team has "confirmed the anatomical and functional success of this first partial face transplant." "Progress, in terms of sensitivity as much as mobility, is being noted month after month," the doctors said. Dinoire, 39, was severely disfigured in May 2005 by her pet Labrador. She continues to have weekly medical consultations, but otherwise "leads a normal life," and expects to resume work soon, the doctors' statement said. She lives in Valenciennes in northern France. Dinoire said she initially had trouble speaking, but now "I am understood wherever I go," according to an interview published Monday in the British daily The Sun. "It's been a very strange year, but I don't regret anything," she said. "I can feel just about everything as I did before. It may be someone else's face, but when I look in the mirror I see me." The Sun also reported that Dinoire has a new dog, Max, to replace the one that attacked her and was later put to death. Last month, an ethics panel approved a London hospital's plan to carry out what could be the world's first full-face transplant, though no candidates for the surgery have yet been selected. The Cleveland Clinic in the United States is also working on plans for full-face transplants. Ahhhhh OK, this is great for this lady, but kind of creepy...she now wears the face of someone who died. What if she runs across someone the dead person knew...FREAK THEM OUT FOR SURE!
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