Woman gets near-total face transplant in Cleveland
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081217/capt.a946d795efdb4f0b989eb9b489ee675e.face_transplant_ohtd108.jpg?x=130&y=72&q=85&sig=z_7cHTeAmMjnLQC.SPeMxQ--" align="left" height="72" width="130" alt="Dr. Maria Siemionow, joined by other medical personnel, answers questions during a news conference at the Cleveland Clinic, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008, in Cleveland. Siemionow participated in the nations first near-total face transplant. Doctors replaced nearly all of the woman's face, 80 percent, with that of a dead female donor in a 22-hour operation. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081217/ap_on_he_me/med_face_transplant)AP - Her injuries were ghastly: no nose, no palate, no way to eat or breathe normally, a face so hideous that children who saw her screamed and ran away. From the moment they met earlier this year, Dr. Maria Siemionow knew the severely disfigured woman would be the one ? the first person in the U.S. to receive a face transplant.</p><br clear="all"/>
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