Richard Lee Norris has spent the last fifteen years living as a recluse(隱遁的), wearing a mask to hide the severe(嚴重) injuries(受傷) he received from a gun accident. Now surgeons at the University of Maryland medical centre have given Mr Norris a new face - his teeth, tongue(舌頭) and jaw(顎) are also new.
The thirty-six-hour operation was, say the doctors who performed(執行) it, the most extensive(大規模) face transplant ever. The first such operation was performed in France in 2005, on a woman who was mauled by(打傷) her dog.
The University of Maryland's transplant research has been funded by the US navy. Surgeons hope they can soon begin operating on military patients wounded(負傷) in Iraq and Afghanistan. The US government estimates(估計) that 200 wounded troops(兵) might be eligible(有資格) for face transplants.
Richard Lee Norris is, say his doctors, recovering well after the surgery. He's brushing(刷牙) his teeth and shaving(刮鬍子), and has regained(恢復) his sense of smell.
The thirty-six-hour operation was, say the doctors who performed(執行) it, the most extensive(大規模) face transplant ever. The first such operation was performed in France in 2005, on a woman who was mauled by(打傷) her dog.
The University of Maryland's transplant research has been funded by the US navy. Surgeons hope they can soon begin operating on military patients wounded(負傷) in Iraq and Afghanistan. The US government estimates(估計) that 200 wounded troops(兵) might be eligible(有資格) for face transplants.
Richard Lee Norris is, say his doctors, recovering well after the surgery. He's brushing(刷牙) his teeth and shaving(刮鬍子), and has regained(恢復) his sense of smell.
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