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A fact from this article was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the On this day section on November 27, 2007.

Why is the story of Pascal Coler in the "US Partial Face transplant" section, since it is 1) a full face transplant, 2) done in France? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.30.114.236 (talk) 15:51, 8 December 2009 (UTC) [reply]

It was not Prof Dubernard from Lyon, but Prof Bernard Duvauchelle, a maxillo-facial and micro-surgeon from Amiens, who endeavoured the first facial transplantation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.245.242.127 (talk) 05:30, 18 July 2009 (UTC) [reply]

So, it seems the French are pioneers in this kind of procedure. It seems also that they are way ahead of the rest of the world, with 3 successful grafts in less than 5 years. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.72.92.4 (talk) 17:57, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I know this is trivial, but I believe in Once Upon a Time in Mexico the villain, played by William Dafoe does not receive a face transplant. Rather, the young man recruited for surgery is meant to be found dead on the operating table so that no one believes Dafoe's character is still alive. Though he is in bandages later, it is never differentiated between a 'face transplant' and typical plastic surgery. --ScottieB 22:59, 30 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

This part is obviusly false but I cannot delete it.

"Scientists have been carrying out face transplants since the days of cavemen. The first successful face transplant was carried out by Dr. Ogg two hundred thousand years ago. His patient's face had been bitten by a Tyranosaurus Rex multiple times and was bleeding profusely before Ogg managed to quell the bleeding and attach skin from the patient's buttox to his cheeks, nose, and eyes. The patient died from lack of oxygen shortly after."

I just did!

Please provide a source for your addition of "The operation was successful and the child avoided disfigurement other than scarring around the perimeter where the facial skin was sutured back on." to Face transplant. I couldn't find a second source for what the Gardian said and was wondering if it was real at all. Thank you. WAS 4.250 03:34, 1 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I heard about it when the story first broke, and I did some googling. I turned up a photo essay I had seen back then (inDiscover 's website, I believe), but unfortunately it had been taken down. But I did see the photo back then and it did show this fortunate young woman with her face on properly. - Montréalais 12:30, 1 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly you could try the The Wayback Machine if you have the specific URL?

Uhh.. I think the wayback machine hasn't been growing since '03, presumably for lack of funds/volunteers, or a change in priorities. (Other parts of archive.org keep growing.) I haven't seen it archive any web sites recently.

For a second source see http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2099-1899421,00.html

On this page there is the link:

• Xinhua News - China's First Face Transplant

But we do not speak about that in the article... Either we should, either we should delete the link Froggy helps ;-) 03:53, 25 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"Scientists elsewhere have performed scalp and ear transplants. However, the claim is the first for a mouth and nose transplant. Experts say the mouth and nose are the most difficult parts of the face to transplant." [1]

I removed this text, which was inappropriately quoted without giving the context. --Dforest 16:12, 28 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

With regards to this line in Popular Culture:

2005: Facial transplant surgery was featured in a 2005 episode of Nip/Tuck. The patient's body rejected the face, and it had to be removed

I have seen every episode of Nip/Tuck, and am familiar with this episode. What really happened is that the surgery was successful, however the patient's face was burned while he was in prison. It was never rejected. I will wait a few days for input on this, however, in a few days if there is no input I will remove the last part of the sentence that states that the face was rejected/removed. --sumnjim ^{talk with me·changes} 18:00, 26 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Since no reponse in 5 days I went ahead and removed the reference stating that the patient's face was rejected/removed. --sumnjim ^{talk with me·changes} 20:03, 1 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I heard about a similar procedure on Guinness World Records TV a few years ago. A Russian forest ranger had most of his face bitten off by a grizzly bear in 1992, and was left with only his left eye and mouth. Doctors performed groundbreaking surgery on him in Switzerland in 1996, taking an eye, nose and other facial features from a donor and grafting them onto his face. It was on Guinness TV because it held the record for the most extensive reconstructive cranio-facial surgery, although this may have changed since. Does anyone have any more information/sources for this case? Thomasiscool 14:45, 20 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"We need the face to face the world," said lead surgeon and researcher Maria Siemionow of the Cleveland Clinic.

Doctors released few details about the patient, save to say that she had been disfigured to the point where she could not eat or breathe on her own as a result of a traumatic injury several years ago which left her without a nose, right eye and upper jaw.The hospital said the woman, who did not wish to be identified, had exhausted all conventional reconstructive surgery.

They hoped the operation would allow her to regain her sense of smell and ability to smile and said she had a "clear understanding" of the risks involved.Facial transplants are controversial because they carry heavy risks and are performed to improve a patient's quality of life rather than as a life-saving operation. There are also concerns that the operation could eventually be used for purely cosmetic purposes or as a means of altering someone's identity.

Doctors at the Cleveland Clinic stressed that such operations should be limited to a medical context in order to free severely disfigured people from the suffering associated with social isolation.

This whole section is cut and paste directly from this copyrighted article: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hDIQ9nmqdWJ7rLh9GmP6qP-Fvo0A

Could someone with a bit more tech expierience look at the following link? looks to be worth a paragraph or two?

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2009/0507/1224246057154.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.239.7.2 (talk) 14:41, 7 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"Facial movements are controlled by the brain, so the personality as expressed by the face remains that of the patient."

Is this blindingly obvious declaration really necessary? -70.251.123.92 (talk) 22:14, 11 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This appears to be a transcription of an e-mail containing a news story from an unmentioned source. I found the same article at the The_Independant's website :http://www.independent.co.uk/news/face-transplant-extends-the-boundaries-of-surgery-1240703.html Should I replace? Are0z0ne (talk) 03:45, 15 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

can someone add the spanish case please, I would but I suck at english. here are links with information:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gkamS3xrjy8ZD9AplZn98lAe9HzQ http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_22762.shtml

Thank U! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.155.166.42 (talk) 18:44, 19 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There ware several immunological and technical aspects limiting the use of face transplants. Some experimental models in animals were designed and tested. The world's first experimental face transplant in dogs was performed in Colombia by Dr. Bermúdez in 2001 <ref>http://journals.lww.com/plasreconsurg/Citation/2002/10000/Experimental_Model_of_Facial_Transplant.43.aspx<ref>, followed by extensive research in rats in Cleveland, by Dr. Siemionow's <ref>http://journals.lww.com/plasreconsurg/Abstract/2003/10000/A_New_Composite_Facial_and_Scalp_Transplantation.13.aspx<ref>.