Topic: Full facial transplant.
swamplights !!V3J448+/B started this discussion 15 years ago #5,684
BOSTON, MA – Dallas Wiens, 25, lost his entire face when the cherry picker he was in snagged a power line two years ago. The poor guy was left with no facial features at all. He was blind, had no nose or lips, and multiple surgeries had left his face nothing more than a skull covered with smooth skin and a bad goatee. Even so, his only motivation for signing up for the transplant was his daughter, Scarlett. â€I could have lived like I was, no problem, if I did not have my daughter,†said Wiens. He also hoped that after the procedure he would regain feeling to his face, even if it wasn’t his original one.The surgery was performed in March and took 17 hours to complete. But once it was over, Wiens was equipped with a new nose, lips, skin, muscle and nerves from an anonymous donor. The US military footed the bill, hoping to use the technique on soldiers who suffer from severe facial injuries. He made his appearance on Monday during a press conference with his doctors and holy crap what an amazing job they did. Check out the before and after shots.
He’s now learned to use this nose to breath and sneeze again. He also regained his sense of smell. The first of which was the hospital lasagna. “But it smelled really, really good,†Wiens said. His plastic surgeon is excited to see the next “firsts†Wiens experiences. “The most fun part is to see the next six to nine months when the function will start to come back and when Dallas will start to feel a light touch on his face,†plastic surgeon Bohdan Pomahac said. “To me, that’s really exciting.â€
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-face-transplant-20110510,0,2611226.story
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 9 minutes later[^] [v] #98,792
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-face-transplant-20110510,0,2611226.story
Fixed link.
Fixed link.
swamplights !!V3J448+/B (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 5 minutes later, 14 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #98,794
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> http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-face-transplant-20110510,0,2611226.story
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> Fixed link.
Thank you!
> http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-face-transplant-20110510,0,2611226.story
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> Fixed link.
Thank you!
Lawrence !9p5vCatBBQ joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 20 seconds later, 15 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #98,795
Holy wow. That's awful. I can't even imagine what that must have been like. He was an attractive man too. He had no face. Wat. He doesn't look terrible now, but it's like he aged twenty years. It's certainly better than nothing, though. I need to know where you find these stories. What news website do you use?
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Ks !KansasxqvM joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #98,819
The guy is a walking medical miracle.
TheSheep !kJ.A4PF7.k joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #98,824
And I read some comments on a forum "Thank god... it's a miracle"
Fucking religious people, thank science motherfucker, god was the one who took his face in the first place...
Fucking religious people, thank science motherfucker, god was the one who took his face in the first place...
Bobby2Sox !dinhUJfbqA joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 32 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #98,852
shit, ithink ivgot problems. tha t guy is reallybrave.
Leo Vegas !gNoGoD5HzQ joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 40 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #98,903
A miracle is people with a normal face that hasn't been ripped clean off by a fucking cherry picker. This guy is a monster.
Ash Ketchup !bbKEtchUp. joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #98,906
swamplights !!V3J448+/B (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 37 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #98,921
swamplights !!V3J448+/B (OP) double-posted this 15 years ago, 33 seconds later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #98,922
Lawrence !9p5vCatBBQ replied with this 15 years ago, 18 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #98,935
@previous (swamplights !!V3J448+/B)
Sweet, thanks. Have any others you use often? I definitely enjoy news websites with somewhat bizarre stories, so if you know of any I'd appreciate it.
Sweet, thanks. Have any others you use often? I definitely enjoy news websites with somewhat bizarre stories, so if you know of any I'd appreciate it.
swamplights !!V3J448+/B (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #98,937
@previous (Lawrence !9p5vCatBBQ)
I also like pysih.org and cultnews.com. If I think of any others, I'll let you know.
I also like pysih.org and cultnews.com. If I think of any others, I'll let you know.
inimj joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 38 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #98,962
That's so weird! He had one face, then no face, and now he has a completely different face. lol, I wonder whose face that was. Can you imagine his close friends and relatives? How fucking weird would it be to see your dead friends face or your dad's face on some random schmuck who had no face? Nuts.
Leo Vegas !gNoGoD5HzQ replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #98,964
Anonymous J joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 39 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #99,006
He should have just done what "V" did and wear a Guy Fawkes mask. Would have been a whole lot cheaper and a whole lot cooler.
Naanj replied with this 15 years ago, 32 seconds later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #99,008
Anonymous J replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #99,015
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Only because people on /b/ would call him a newfag. But then he could take the mask off and be like "what now, bitches?"
Only because people on /b/ would call him a newfag. But then he could take the mask off and be like "what now, bitches?"
Naanj replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #99,018
Anonymous J replied with this 15 years ago, 6 minutes later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #99,032
@previous (Naanj)
Because it's 4chan's fault for making the Guy Fawkes mask cool and subsequently uncool.
Because it's 4chan's fault for making the Guy Fawkes mask cool and subsequently uncool.
Nickalollyoff !Aw0s40dyqw joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #99,038
How brave of him to face the media
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Ash Ketchup !bbKEtchUp. replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #99,041
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swamplights !!V3J448+/B (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 51 minutes later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #99,121
Mindblast !!4IKKtS9GG joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 6 hours later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #99,435
So what are the qualifications to become a donor?swamplights !!V3J448+/B (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 5 minutes later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #99,438
Anonymous J replied with this 15 years ago, 5 minutes later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #99,442
Does he still not have any eyes? It says full facial transplant, but then it says he got a nose, lips, skin, muscle, and nerves, but says nothing about eyes. Then in the third picture he's wearing sunglasses. That's kinda creepy to be a face with no eyes. Not as bad as just being a skull covered in skin though.
Mindblast !!4IKKtS9GG replied with this 15 years ago, 6 minutes later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #99,448
swamplights !!V3J448+/B (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 6 hours later, 18 hours after the original post[^] [v] #99,508
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swamplights !!V3J448+/B (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 17 minutes later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #99,544
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swamplights !!V3J448+/B (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 5 minutes later, 22 hours after the original post[^] [v] #99,551
r04r replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 22 hours after the original post[^] [v] #99,556
@previous (swamplights !!V3J448+/B)
> You're mocking her for her perception of what counts as weird news.
> You're mocking her for her perception of what counts as weird news.