Doctors now ready for face transplants
AP 2004-09-20 02:09:29
LOUISVILLE, KY. -- A team of doctors from Louisville and the Netherlands say they're ready to do a face transplant, a procedure considered controversial by some medical ethicists. The procedure would attach the face of a deceased donor to someone with a severely disfigured face, such as a burn or accident victim.
The doctors said they don't have a prime candidate for the procedure, and aren't actively screening for candidates.
They have submitted an application to an institutional review board in the Netherlands and are nearly ready to submit one to an independent board in the United States.
The Louisville doctors said they would not perform the transplant without approval from one of the boards.
Haha This is just too obvious
Haha This is just too obvious
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