Woman gets near-total face transplant in Cleveland
(AP
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081217/ap_on_he_me/face_transplant"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081217/capt.59425ab4c8114e97a789178a46162838.correction_face_transplant_ohtd101.jpg?x=130y=130q=85sig=Lj9EcIvzar8xk2zezEqiXw--" align="left" height="130" width="130" alt="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)" border="0" /></a>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.</p><br clear="all"/>

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