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"It is difficult to conceive that the same degree of success ... would have been possible with ex... Doctors detail face-transp

"It is difficult to conceive that the same degree of success ... would have been possible with existing techniques" and no transplant, Dr. Patrick Warnke, a facial surgeon from the University of Kiel in Germany, wrote in a commentary published online by the Lancet, a British medical journal.

In the same journal, Dr. Bernard Devauchelle at Amiens University details how he and other surgeon...

Seven months after receiving the world's first partial face transplant, a French woman continues... Woman with new face makes p

Seven months after receiving the world's first partial face transplant, a French woman continues to improve, doctors said in the first detailed account of her surgery, published Monday with dramatic before-and-after pictures.

Isabelle Dinoire, 38, was severely disfigured in May 2005 by her pet Labrador. She received the lips, nose and chin of a brain-dead woman in a 15-hour operation on...

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Researchers in a newly published University of Utah study say driving tests show driving is impaired as much by using hand-held or hands-free cell phones as by being drunk.

In the psychologists' study, 40 participants ``drove'' in a simulator four times, once each while: undistracted, using a hand-held cell phone, using a hands-free cell phone and intoxicated at the minimum standard fo...

they carefully prepped it and the patient for the procedure. One week after the transplant,... Woman continues to improve after

they carefully prepped it and the patient for the procedure.

One week after the transplant, Dinoire could eat and chew, and her speech improved rapidly. Four months later, sensation had mostly returned, extending to the edge of one lip.

However, she still cannot move her lower lip or smile very well, and doctors say she will never be free of the threat of rejection.

She alread...

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The only Dealership in Downtown Indianapolis!Stop in today for a great deal on Chevy's Associated PressSeven months after receiving the world's first partial face transplant, a French woman continues to improve, doctors said in the first detailed account of her surgery, published Monday with dramatic bef...

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Seven months after receiving the world's first partial face transplant, a French woman continues to improve, doctors said yesterday in the first detailed account of her surgery.

Isabelle Dinoire, 38, was severely disfigured in May 2005 by her pet Labrador. She received the lips, nose and chin of...

Isabelle Dinoire, Mauled By Dog Last Year, Says She's Speaking More Clearly Transplant Patient S... Progress For Face Transplan

Isabelle Dinoire, Mauled By Dog Last Year, Says She's Speaking More Clearly Transplant Patient Shows Off New Face

Frenchwoman Holds News Conference, Revealing New Lips, Chin, Nose New Face, New Lips, Old Habit

First Face Transplant Recipient Is Again Smoking; Doctors Concerned Face Transplant Patient Ventures Out

Woman Who Received New Nose, Chin, Mouth Didn't Get Stares Fac...

Isabelle Dinoire, right, who on Nov. 27 received the world's first partial face transplant, and ... Doctors hail results of fac

Isabelle Dinoire, right, who on Nov. 27 received the world's first partial face transplant, and Dr. Sophie Testelin discuss the surgery in France.

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Seven months after receiving the world's first partial face transplant, a French woman continues to improve, doctors said in the first detailed ac...