Monday, February 06, 2006

First face transplant

The world's first face transplant recipient suffered her injuries after trying to commit suicide, her family claimed last night.
Isabelle Dinoir, 38, was disfigured when her dog tried to wake her after she took an overdose of sleeping pills, said her 17-year-old daughter.

She added: "We don't know whether it bit or clawed her, but it managed to pull her awake. In a way, it was lucky for her that the dog was there."

The revelation fuelled the ethical debate around the operation, which involved grafting the nose, lips and chin from a dead woman.

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2 comments:

Cole Trickle said...

WOW idk what to think about that.

Anonymous said...

that is utterly gross! why would you put a pic of it on here!