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This is a photo of Connie Culp, after an injury to her face, left, and then as she appears today. Culp is underwent the first face transplant surgery the United States at the Cleveland Clinic in December 2008. Culp spoke to the media at a news conference at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland today. The 46-year-old mother of two lost most of the midsection of her face to a gunshot in 2004. (AP Photo/Cleveland Clinic-HO)
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OrangeTV on May 05 at 3:52 p.m.
They did do a really good job on the nose…
hmoffsuite on May 05 at 3:58 p.m.
I think it is wonderful that they are able to do this sort of thing. This woman will have a much better life as a result.
spokelooneh on May 05 at 9:25 p.m.
OK, that’s great, she looks much better. But, ahem, I’m sorry, she appears morbidly obese. She won’t live long in that condition. Stomach stapling should be the next operation on her plate. Am guessing, like most that are morbidly obese, surgery is one of best options to alleviate this serious, life-span reducing, and debilitating condition.
ShoshoneConservative on May 05 at 10:21 p.m.
If you look here: http://tv.rightcelebrity.com/?p=2518 ,you can see her walking up to the podium - she is not “obese” or even “fat.” Re-building a face that has been blown to pieces by a shotgun, I am sure, is not an easy task, and, of course, the result is not going to be perfect; however, she is certainly a lot better off now than she was before, and there are likely more surgeries to follow.
spokelooneh on May 05 at 10:38 p.m.
Thanks for that, ShoshoneConservative. I stand corrected. Though from that pics shown here, and from the video, just her face, you’d think she were morbidly obese, or at least I did. Good that she doesn’t have to deal with that. And maybe her “new” face is still swollen.