Read more face transplant stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/14222/face-transplant.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:34:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/61986/superbug-kills-face-hand-transplant-patient.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA French man who received a groundbreaking face and double hand transplant to repair damage from severe burns has died from a massive infection, reports the Independent . The patient, 30, suffered a heart attack during surgery to battle a super bug invasion in his face. Despite the problem, his body...http://www.newser.com/story/61986/superbug-kills-face-hand-transplant-patient.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Jun 2009 2:11:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60082/staring-at-disfigured-faces-is-instinctive.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe stares people like face transplant patient Connie Culp deal with are likely the result of instinct rather than insensitivity, Wired reports. Scientists believe that disfigured faces flummox the screening system the brain has developed to judge whether a person poses a potential threat, causing people to become transfixed when...http://www.newser.com/story/60082/staring-at-disfigured-faces-is-instinctive.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 26 May 2009 2:42:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58439/face-transplant-patient-forgives-shooter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe woman who had the nation's first face transplant still thinks about how she looked before her husband shot her in a failed murder-suicide attempt in 2004—but she forgives him, she said in an interview today with Good Morning America . It was the smell of soap that made Connie...http://www.newser.com/story/58439/face-transplant-patient-forgives-shooter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 08 May 2009 10:06:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58159/face-transplant-recipient-dont-judge-people-by-looks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe nation's first face-transplant recipient met the public for the first time since her December operation, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Connie Culp, who had been shot by her husband in 2004 and essentially lost the middle of her face, has "progressed tremendously," said one of her doctors at the...http://www.newser.com/story/58159/face-transplant-recipient-dont-judge-people-by-looks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 05 May 2009 18:37:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55501/burn-victim-gets-new-face-hands.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA burn victim has received a new face and hands in a ground-breaking transplant surgery in France, reports the Times of London. A team of 40 doctors worked 30 hours in the same Paris hospital that performed the world's first face transplant in 2005 and first hand transplant in 1998....http://www.newser.com/story/55501/burn-victim-gets-new-face-hands.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Apr 2009 3:33:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51306/chimp-victim-moved-to-face-transplant-clinic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe woman whose face was horrifically injured by a crazed chimpanzee has been transferred to the clinic that performed America's first face transplant, the Stamford Times reports. The woman was in surgery for 7 hours after the attack on Monday and was still in critical condition when she was transferred...http://www.newser.com/story/51306/chimp-victim-moved-to-face-transplant-clinic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Feb 2009 2:15:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50142/face-transplant-patient-leaves-cleveland-hospital.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe subject of the first face transplant performed in America was released from the hospital yesterday, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. The patient left after 2 months of recovery from the experimental, 23-hour procedure. She enjoys being able to once again drink from a cup and taste a hamburger, the...http://www.newser.com/story/50142/face-transplant-patient-leaves-cleveland-hospital.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Feb 2009 15:02:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45720/face-transplant-risks-life-in-pursuit-of-social-approval.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA face transplant completed at a Cleveland clinic may be a medical triumph, but, William Saletan wonders on Slate, does the social necessity outweigh the physical risk? Severe facial damage affected the woman’s physical functions, but surgeons also argue that “social functions” such as communication are equally essential. This logic...http://www.newser.com/story/45720/face-transplant-risks-life-in-pursuit-of-social-approval.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 19 Dec 2008 14:44:38 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45614/docs-detail-near-total-face-transplant.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCleveland Clinic officials say the woman who underwent the most comprehensive face transplant yet exhausted conventional options before agreeing to the risky 22-hour procedure in which 80% of her face was replaced with a cadaver’s. The unnamed patient lacked a nose or palate and couldn’t eat or breathe without a...http://www.newser.com/story/45614/docs-detail-near-total-face-transplant.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Dec 2008 14:29:22 CST