Man Receives Artificial Face 24
jeffy124 writes: "Doctors in Kentucky have successfully implanted an artificial face. The surgery was required because of a rare fungal infection called mucormycosis in the man's sinus cavity that required removal his nose, eyes, cheekbones, upper jaw, and some teeth. The surgery required reconstruction of the mouth using tissue from his legs and facial bones were replaced with titanium bridging on which a prosthetic face is placed."
Saw this on Discovery years ago (Score:1, Funny)
Seriously, though, how does this affect the medical world? It doesn't seem to revolutionize anything.
"Man receives nervous system transplant"
Now that would be a cool story.
Re:Not particularly groundbreaking (Score:3, Funny)
NOTICE: Under normal usage conditions, your NewFace(tm) is designed to give you and your significant other(s) many years of satisfaction. Note that in the event of suspected brain tumor requiring MRI scan for diagnosis, warranty on your NewFace(tm) is null and void.