"Face Off"- face transplants?
Carnivorous Lickers
19-09-2005, 23:04
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9397182/
It seems like this surgery, if sucessful, when perfected, will improve the lives of many who suffer from disfugurement.
I hope it works and I hope the press doesnt "out" these people.
Carnivorous Lickers
20-09-2005, 14:25
I'm wondering if this would give the patients that have it done a new lease on life-would their lives be easier on a day to day basis, when they could appear in public without a second look from passers-by, or if they would suffer from anxiety at having a total stranger's face in the mirror.
Secluded Islands
20-09-2005, 14:52
I'm wondering if this would give the patients that have it done a new lease on life-would their lives be easier on a day to day basis, when they could appear in public without a second look from passers-by, or if they would suffer from anxiety at having a total stranger's face in the mirror.
yeah, i think it would take a mentally strong person to live with the face of another person. it wouldnt be easy to cope with, thats for sure...
Carnivorous Lickers
20-09-2005, 15:10
yeah, i think it would take a mentally strong person to live with the face of another person. it wouldnt be easy to cope with, thats for sure...
I'm hoping it is easier for them to cope with than whatever disfigurement or deformation they had to start with.
Economic Associates
20-09-2005, 15:36
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9397182/
It seems like this surgery, if sucessful, when perfected, will improve the lives of many who suffer from disfugurement.
I hope it works and I hope the press doesnt "out" these people.
Dude does this remind anyone else of the cheesey face change thing in the most recent James Bond film
Harlesburg
21-09-2005, 11:32
I actually read about this it got me thinking why must the body reject things.
Jello Biafra
21-09-2005, 11:42
I hope that this type of surgery does improve the lives of people with disfigurements, or who need reconstructive surgery. But the cynic in me thinks it will be just another cosmetic surgery procedure.
LazyHippies
21-09-2005, 12:37
This doesnt resemble the procedure from the movie "Face off". Unlike the movies, in real life a person's facial features are a result of their bone and muscle structure, not their skin. The only thing that will resemble the previous person's face is the lips.
People requiring this procedure have already undergone the ultimate identity crisis. These are people who have been grossly disfigured. Every time they look in the mirror they see something entirely different from the person they once were. When the transplants are done, they will look much more like they originally did than how they look now.
Carnivorous Lickers
22-09-2005, 07:00
This doesnt resemble the procedure from the movie "Face off". Unlike the movies, in real life a person's facial features are a result of their bone and muscle structure, not their skin. The only thing that will resemble the previous person's face is the lips.
People requiring this procedure have already undergone the ultimate identity crisis. These are people who have been grossly disfigured. Every time they look in the mirror they see something entirely different from the person they once were. When the transplants are done, they will look much more like they originally did than how they look now.
There will be people that were disfigured through injury, yes. But there will also be people that were born with deformed facial features. For some it will be entirely new and different.
JiangGuo
22-09-2005, 09:17
Just as long nobody gets the face of a serial killer/child molester/wanted criminal. I can see potential problems if any of those occured.
While the transplant receiver will have other forms of ID on them; its not much use if anyone shoots on sight.
Waterana
22-09-2005, 09:49
This sounds very interesting and could be a good thing for people living with horrendous disfigurements. The results of rejection of the tranasplanted tissue could be a lot worse than the original disfigurement though. Patients would really have to think about whether the risk is worth it.
I don't think recipients would have to worry about looking like someone else. The new skin would mould to their own facial structure and look totally different to the person who donated. As someone else said, only the lips would stay pretty much the same. With cosmetic surgery these days, the patient could have anything changed (nose, lips ect) if they wanted to anyway. I think the more important thing would be getting colour right. Shades differ, even within a race.