It took 18 months for her smile to come back completely, but doctors say the French woman who received the world's first partial face transplant is now doing well. Isabelle Dinoire, 40, was pictured without makeup for the first time today showing the extent of her scars. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago tags face transplant patient french isabelle dinoire |
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The world's only transplant recipient of two full arms said the feeling of being whole again was "indescribable". picked by AutumnLotus 5 days ago 10 comments edit related share plime.com |
It's not perfect but it's a dramatic change over his real face. What a life altering operation this must be! picked by browntrout 7 months ago 5 comments edit related share science |
Successful results from two more face transplants will speed progress towards similar operations in other countries, say experts. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago 3 comments edit related share science |
The experimental transplant procedure marks the first time infants have received hearts from infant donors who had been taken off life support. picked by afroMOSHI 2 months ago 6 comments edit related share science |
Becky Prosser, 7, was born with a birthmark that covered half of her face, now, doctors were able to remove it, giving her as close to a normal face as she will ever have. 6 comments edit related share worldThis is makes me happy. picked by MUPPETMAKER 8 months ago |
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A heart donated for transplant was beating inside a third owner last night. The donor heart was first given to a patient several weeks ago. But a week after the transplant, the patient died of unrelated causes. So surgeons removed the heart and transplanted it again. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
The success of Isabelle Dinoire's face transplant has scientists looking up - literally - and touting a new, rejection-free way of growing hair where once was bare. picked by mitzuzake 8 months ago 1 comments edit related share science |
...And lives to tell the Tale! 2 comments edit related share science(*Insert your "Talk about a Headache" Jokes here*) picked by MuppetmakeR 8 months ago |
After receiving a Liver Transplant, Demi-Lee Brennan (9) was healing well, but nine months later on a check up, it was found that stem cells had migrated to her bone marrow, completely re working her Blood type and immune system. picked by muppetmaker 9 months ago 4 comments edit related share science |
Earlier we learned that The New York Times opened up their archives for free. A thread was started where we could post interesting finds. The people at Mental_Floss magazine are showcasing the first time various famous places/names/things/ etc were mentioned in the Times. From simpsons, through Starbucks, Silicon Valley and more! picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
A woman had the word "snitch" burned into her face with a branding iron in apparent retaliation for helping police in a domestic violence case, authorities said. 5 comments edit related share plime.comThankfully, they caught the guys. picked by kxmk 1 year ago |
Police had to track him down via cell phone coordinates. picked by gnikgnok 1 year ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
"Shock your kids with your very own 'edible clone' when you present them with the ultimate personalized gift - your face served up on a platter. Family fun for any holiday or special occasion: Dad can take a bite out of Mom's beautiful face, Sis can finally bite off her pesky brothers nose, and Grandma and Grandpa can give each other an instant gelatin face lift." Yikes! picked by mitzuzake 1 year ago 12 comments edit related share plime.com |
Through Singular Inversion's Face Modeller 3.2 demo, you can put your face on a 3D model of your head! And for the small price of $299, you can export it for your own use in whatever you think you need it for. 8 comments edit related share technologyTry the demo! picked by melgesevad 4 months ago |
When most parents have a baby, they spend months dreaming about what their bundle of joy will look like. Will she look like mom? Will he have dad's eyes... picked by DrNothing 2 years ago 12 comments edit related share plime.com |
Nataline Sarkisyan, a 17-year-old from Glendale, Calif., died Thursday just a few hours after her insurer, Cigna Health Care, approved a procedure it had previously described as "too experimental". They had originally agreed to a transplant but then changed their minds when the accountants felt they knew more medicine than the doctors. picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago 13 comments edit related share plime.com |
That got to hurt. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
At first glance, it seems to be an ordinary snap of a group of young people. But look more carefully and there appears to be an extraordinary, ghostly presence among them. Peeping out between the knees of two of the girls is the face of a child. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago 11 comments edit related share weird |
For the first time, the American Medical Association is warning that doctors who switch their patients off brand name drugs, including Lipitor, and onto generics could face criminal and civil punishment. 4 comments edit related share plime.com*'Bout time the AMA stepped in. picked by dollyllama 11 months ago |
Does owning custom stuffed animals with the face of your child or significant other seem somewhat creepy? Well yeah, kind of. picked by Bornbad 1 month ago 4 comments edit related share weird |