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The worlds first face transplant

baglady · 2009-05-06 16:27:29

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/05/connie-culp-nations-first_n_197187.html This woman was shot in the face by her husband five years ago. I think it's just incredible what the doctors were able to do. Some kind of graphic pictures at the bottom of the page, just to warn yez! i mean the first one in the US. My bad!!

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06-05-2009 5:27pm

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/05/connie-culp-nations-first_n_197187.html

This woman was shot in the face by her husband five years ago. I think it's just incredible what the doctors were able to do. Some kind of graphic pictures at the bottom of the page, just to warn yez!

i mean the first one in the US. My bad!!

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#2 06-05-2009 5:30pm
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Worst BJ you'll ever get.

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#3 06-05-2009 5:30pm
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There was some woman in France who had a face transplant already a year or so ago.

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#4 06-05-2009 5:33pm
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First in U.S. Not first in the world.

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#5 06-05-2009 5:36pm
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Her husband shot her in the face and then turned the gun on himself.

He is now in prison.

Epic fail.

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#6 06-05-2009 5:36pm
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Previous thread

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#7 06-05-2009 5:38pm
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Can I use the same comment I made in the other thread about this?

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#8 06-05-2009 5:45pm
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rarnes1 wrote: »

Her husband shot her in the face and then turned the gun on himself.

He is now in prison.

Epic fail.

He should have gone to Specsavers

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#9 06-05-2009 5:46pm
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CodeMonkey wrote: »

First in U.S. Not first in the world.

Not Even..

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#10 06-05-2009 5:49pm
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Overheal wrote: »

Not Even..

Ah, bastard, beat me to it...

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#11 06-05-2009 5:49pm
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"What an indomitable soul you are Connie. You are an inspiration in the face of adversity."

this was a comment left under the story by some american one. Man that adversity has some face in fairness

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#12 06-05-2009 5:49pm
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I am reminded of Jimmy Carr's joke about wanting to get a face transplant from a dead person so he could turn up to the funeral saying, "Woooooo!!!!!!!!"

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#13 06-05-2009 5:53pm
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Worls's worst Mary Harney impersonator :pac:

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#14 06-05-2009 5:54pm
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Ha ha she looks like a character from Bo Selecta.

http://www.fakefaces.co.uk/images/lookalikes/fullsize/606-1521.jpg

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#15 06-05-2009 6:12pm
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I suppose you can't be picky when you need a face but they could have chosen a better one.

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#16 06-05-2009 6:32pm
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Looks like they put a bit too much face on her.

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#17 06-05-2009 6:40pm
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.... Sh*t :O

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#18 06-05-2009 6:44pm
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What is with the jowls?

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#19 06-05-2009 7:02pm
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They could call it a Faceplant...

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#20 06-05-2009 7:05pm
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could they not have gotten one that fit?

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#21 06-05-2009 7:41pm
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I still wouldn't tbh

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#22 06-05-2009 7:45pm
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First 80% or more face transplant in the world.

4th face transplant in world.

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#23 06-05-2009 7:49pm
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I want to take his face...... off

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#24 06-05-2009 7:50pm
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I'm not quite sure which face looks better? At least the former could've been in a horror flick... :pac:

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#25 06-05-2009 8:00pm
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Wow, I thought they were some really horrible unfair comments - Until I actually saw the photo.

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#26 06-05-2009 8:11pm
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I absolutely admire her courage, really makes me think how small my worries are in comparison to hers, I hope this transplant really works out well for her.

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