Doctors perform partial face transplant
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070123/ap_on_he_me/france_face_transplant"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070123/capt.dlm11001231746.france_face_transplant_dlm110.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=UDlqlDsfANOdQ2jSoVCcUA--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="French doctor Laurent Lantieri gestures as he addresses reporters during a press conference, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007 in Paris. French doctors announced Tuesday that they had performed a partial face transplant on a man whose face was disfigured by a genetic disorder, giving him a new nose, mouth and chin and replacing part of his cheeks. The 15-hour operation was the world's third partial face transplant. Lantieri carried out the operation at Henri-Mondor hospital in the Paris suburb of Creteil. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)" border="0" /></a>AP - French doctors announced Tuesday that they had performed a partial face transplant on a man whose face was disfigured by a genetic disorder, giving him a new nose, mouth and chin and replacing part of his cheeks.</p><br clear="all"/>