Woman gets near-total face transplant in Cleveland

Courtesy Headlines from the Associated Press  Wed, 12/17/2008 - 13:00

CLEVELAND (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....


 

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