Doctors say they are ready to perform face transplant
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Even as ethicists and others raise concerns, a team of doctors from Louisville and the Netherlands says it is ready to perform a face transplant.
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Surgeons may soon be able to practise tricky operations using a virtual scalpel on a virtual body, thanks to new 3D imaging.
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Patients seeking an appointment with a dermatologist to ask about a potentially cancerous mole have to wait substantially longer than those seeking Botox for wrinkles, a study says.
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Â· Medical chief urges new donor schemeÂ· Observer launches reform campaign
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French doctors prepare to carry out the first operation on a human in "weightless" conditions aboard an aircraft.
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Scientists have developed a stengthened cement to be used in facial reconstructive surgery.
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One in five global consumers said they would consider having cosmetic surgery and Russians are most receptive to the idea, a survey by market researcher ACNielsen shows.
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Â· One patient a day dies waiting for a transplant Â· BMA backs idea, but other groups voice concerns
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New guidelines are warning people of the dangers of not choosing their plastic surgeons carefully enough.
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Far-reaching legislation to tighten the use of human tissue will come into force on Friday.
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Doctors plan to perform the first in a series of high-risk surgeries on Wednesday to separate 3-year-old twin girls joined at the head.
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It took 18 months for her smile to come back completely, but doctors say the French woman who received the world's first partial face transplant is doing well and is very satisfied with the results.
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What you need to know before you opt for injectable wrinkle-reducers like Botox and Restylane.
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Plastic surgeons say any type of facial surgery can spark strong reactions, including silence, stares, gossip and confrontational remarks.
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US officials announced Thursday the last of three rules intended to enhance the safety of human cells and tissues that are slated for transplantation.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 5 -- The patient lay on the operating table, prepped for transplant surgery. In the air over Lake Michigan on Monday, a twin-engine plane sped his way, carrying a team of surgeons and technicians, along with a donor organ on ice.
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A Vail man who has been in a high-stakes battle with a Denver hospital over a kidney transplant says he was told that the operation he needs will go ahead Wednesday.