Woman gets near-total face transplant in Cleveland
December 17, 2008 By MARILYNN MARCHIONE , AP Medical Writer
In this undated photo released, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008, by the Cleveland Clinic shows Dr. Risal Djohan, left, Dr. Maria Siemionow, center, and Dr. Daniel Alam performing a near-total face transplant at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland. Reconstructive surgeon Siemionow replaced 80 percent of the woman's face with that of a deceased female donor. (AP Photo/Cleveland Clinic)
(AP) -- A woman who had suffered severe facial trauma got essentially a whole new face in a first-of-its-kind operation at the Cleveland Clinic, hospital officials said Wednesday.
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