The Cleveland Clinic transplant team looks at a model of the Connie Culp's face during the first face transplant surgery in the U.S. The 46-year-old mother of two lost most of the midsection of her face to a gunshot in 2004. The initial surgery by the Cleveland Clinic team took place in December 2008. Left to right are Drs. Risal Djohan, Daniel Alam, Frank Popay, foreground, and head surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow. Editor’s note: Images in this slideshow are medical in nature and may be uncomfortable to view.
- Re: Facing the publicposted on 05/07/2009
A CT scan shows Culp's face after her husband, Thomas, shot her in 2004. He was given a seven-year prison sentence and his wife was left clinging to life. The blast shattered her nose, cheeks, the roof of her mouth and an eye.
- Re: Facing the publicposted on 05/07/2009
Connie Culp, who underwent the first face transplant surgery in the U.S., speaks to the media at a news conference at the Cleveland Clinic on Tuesday, May 5, 2009. The initial surgery by the Cleveland Clinic team took place in December 2008.
- RE: Facing the publicposted on 03/17/2011
回复 #2 July依然活下去了 ….
Please paste HTML code and press Enter.
(c) 2010 Maya Chilam Foundation