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Oscar, right, a man who underwent a full-face transplant in April, poses  with the Spanish Dr. Joan Barret for the photographers as he appears in public for the first time in a news conference at the Vall d'Hebron Hospital in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, July 26, 2010. A 30-member medical team led by the Spanish doctor Joan Barret carried out a full-face transplant, giving a young man who lost his in an accident a new nose, skin, jaws, cheekbones, teeth and other features. (AP Photo/David Ramos)AP - A Spanish man who underwent the world's first full face transplant appeared before TV cameras Monday for the first time since his surgery, thanking his doctors and the family of the donor.




Posted on Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:32:08 GMT at http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hea...transplant
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