Face transplants

AFGNCAAP · 08-20-2005, 06:36 AM

It's not science fiction any more.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/featur...,1875144.story

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Transplant surgeons say the operation would allow the patient's face to move instead of being like an insensitive mask, which is often the case after skin grafts.

The new face would probably resemble a cross between the donor and recipient, depending on the amount of facial muscles used in the operation. A person's facial identity is mostly determined by the underlying skull, which would not be transplanted.

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Some critics point out that a face transplant is not necessary to preserve life. But that objection has not prevented other types of transplants from being performed in various countries, including hand transplants, abdominal wall transplants, a larynx transplant that enabled the recipient to speak, and the first total tongue transplant.

What do you guys think? Personally, I don't see why this would be any less ethical than any other type of organ transplantation.

Sage · 08-20-2005, 06:59 AM

As with any other type of transplant, this will mean lifetime dependence on anti-rejection drugs, which bring a whole host of problems of their own.

ScottMate

squarejawhero · 08-20-2005, 08:10 AM

Can you imagine the crazy hijinks?

Maquisard · 08-20-2005, 08:17 AM

That movie involved a plastic face mask which doubled as the donor's skeletal structure. I thought it was bs, but maybe that's possible too!

AFGNCAAP · 08-20-2005, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Thrift Store Scott

As with any other type of transplant, this will mean lifetime dependence on anti-rejection drugs, which bring a whole host of problems of their own.

Of course, but a patient deciding for the operation would be fully aware of consequences, both certain and possible ones.

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