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That's a transformation!
(http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2011/HEALTH/05/09/face.transplant.boston/t1larg.face.transplant.courtesy.jpg)
(CNN) -- Dallas Wiens wanted to feel his 4-year-old daughter's kisses again, something he couldn't do after a horrific electrical accident disfigured his face.
But he'll be able to sense her touch again soon, doctors said Monday, less than two months after Wiens underwent the first full face transplant in the U.S.
In the meantime, Wiens already has little Scarlette's seal of approval. "She actually said, 'Daddy, you're so handsome,' " he said at a news conference Monday. "To her, I'm still Daddy. That in itself is an amazing thing."
Wiens' experience represents a new frontier for reconstructive surgery, said Dr. Jeffrey Janis of Parkland Hospital and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, who has treated Wiens from the time of his accident.
His injury happened in November 2008 when Wiens, now 26, was painting his church as a volunteer: His head got too close to a high-voltage power line, and he lost almost his entire face from the burns.
For 90 days, doctors kept him in a medically induced coma while they performed surgeries and he breathed through a ventilator. Many people didn't think he'd make it out of the intensive care unit, Janis said Monday.
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http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/05/09/face.transplant.boston/index.html?hpt=C2
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there's someone out there for everyone.
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how did he grow his hair back on burnt / scared skin, I don't get it?
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That's a transformation!
(http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2011/HEALTH/05/09/face.transplant.boston/t1larg.face.transplant.courtesy.jpg)
(CNN) -- Dallas Wiens wanted to feel his 4-year-old daughter's kisses again, something he couldn't do after a horrific electrical accident disfigured his face.
But he'll be able to sense her touch again soon, doctors said Monday, less than two months after Wiens underwent the first full face transplant in the U.S.
In the meantime, Wiens already has little Scarlette's seal of approval. "She actually said, 'Daddy, you're so handsome,' " he said at a news conference Monday. "To her, I'm still Daddy. That in itself is an amazing thing."
Wiens' experience represents a new frontier for reconstructive surgery, said Dr. Jeffrey Janis of Parkland Hospital and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, who has treated Wiens from the time of his accident.
His injury happened in November 2008 when Wiens, now 26, was painting his church as a volunteer: His head got too close to a high-voltage power line, and he lost almost his entire face from the burns.
For 90 days, doctors kept him in a medically induced coma while they performed surgeries and he breathed through a ventilator. Many people didn't think he'd make it out of the intensive care unit, Janis said Monday.
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http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/05/09/face.transplant.boston/index.html?hpt=C2
Wow that sucks...glad to see he's a little better have hopefully have a decent quality of life.
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how did he grow his hair back on burnt / scared skin, I don't get it?
But there is one thing that remains Wiens' signature from before the accident: his goatee. Even in the intensive care unit, he wanted to keep a goatee. It turns out that the donor's face, now part of Wiens' own, can grow hair. Even the hair on Wiens' head, from the mid-scalp area, is part of the donor skin (the hair on the back of Wiens' head is his own). (explained in link posted above.)
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Wow that sucks...glad to see he's a little better have hopefully have a decent quality of life.
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But there is one thing that remains Wiens' signature from before the accident: his goatee. Even in the intensive care unit, he wanted to keep a goatee. It turns out that the donor's face, now part of Wiens' own, can grow hair. Even the hair on Wiens' head, from the mid-scalp area, is part of the donor skin (the hair on the back of Wiens' head is his own). (explained in link posted above.)
oh cool, I didn't read that part.
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dov looking good there
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wow holy fuck
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remember, science, not some made up, floating spaghetti monster in the sky, made this miracle possible.
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Awesome - hope his life is a little better now.
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Looks like a poor man's Terminator.
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Best pokerface ever!
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remember, science, not some made up, floating spaghetti monster in the sky, made this miracle possible.
But he never would've gotten burned if he hadn't been painting the church that day, so I think you've got to give spaghetti monster a little credit here.
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fuck me, i would have just shot myself in the head...
Brutal twink wanting to live, as a freakshow
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fuck me, i would have just shot myself in the head...
Brutal twink wanting to live, as a freakshow
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according to his statement his daughter said, daddy your so handsome. Amazing he can smell food and feel pressure on his face.
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hes a pussy magnet again
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according to his statement his daughter said, daddy your so handsome. Amazing he can smell food and feel pressure on his face.
When she goes to school and people ask what happened to her dad, I think a lot of other kids will be scared shitless when she says, "He got struck by lightning at church".
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We should all be grateful we have our health.
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thats not eric clapton
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We should all be grateful we have our health.
Indeed.
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My quesiton would be this: Is insurance going to cover the cost of the surgery since it could be deemed "cosmetic"?
STAY POSITIVE....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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My quesiton would be this: Is insurance going to cover the cost of the surgery since it could be deemed "cosmetic"?
STAY POSITIVE....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's a very negative thing to say! >:(
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All part of God's plan. He takes care of his children.
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That's a very negative thing to say! >:(
I'm looking out for the guy. We should start up donating. He had a hair transplant along with the face. These unsurance companies are very funny.
STAY POSITIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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All Obamacare, baby.
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I could just see this guy getting home for a few months then going to the mail and getting a bill. WOW!
STAY POSITIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Maybe he can get back to bowling with the Dude from the Big Lewbowski now.
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All part of God's plan. He takes care of his children.
Except when he electrocutes them and burns off half their face.
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lord knows im lucky to not have my face melted like that gettin on roofs near powerlines and under houses
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Best pokerface ever!
always finding a silver lining!
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Except when he electrocutes them and burns off half their face.
When God is by your side, you don't need a face.
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remember, science, not some made up, floating spaghetti monster in the sky, made this miracle possible.
Yes, thank God for science.
“What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God.”
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better hair than me.
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Good for him I guess? :-\ The dude is 26, but it looks like he got the face of a 50 year old. not to mention that the person who owned that face had to die to give it to him. All the way creepy. What are your opinions on the morality of this situation? Is this crossing the line?
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My quesiton would be this: Is insurance going to cover the cost of the surgery since it could be deemed "cosmetic"?
STAY POSITIVE....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's a very negative thing to say! >:(
Why? It's a serious question. Will those capitalistic pig insurance companies care about this man, probably NOT! Death to private insurance, let rise government health care for all treated equal.
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he seems to be relieved and grateful .. he has a lot of love for his little girl
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how did he grow his hair back on burnt / scared skin, I don't get it?
There were side photo's I saw of this guy. They took the face and more scalp with hair from the donor. Pretty amazing.
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Meet his girlfriend....WYHI?
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he is wearing an eggarsuit!