The Checkup Archive: Organ Transplants

Face Transplant Sparks Debate

You've probably heard the news about the nation's first face transplant. But here's a quick recap: Yesterday, doctors at the Cleveland Clinic detailed an unprecedented 22-hour operation in which they transplanted about 80 percent of a dead woman's face onto the face of a woman whose face had suffered massive...

By Rob Stein  |  December 18, 2008; 7:00 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (7)
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