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on radio two yesterday.
total face transplants are now a reality. good news for those disfigured in accidents but ...a plastic surgeon on the show was saying that it will also be available for anyone who wants a new face cos they're sick of the old one. the supply of new faces will come from the dead. so if someone in your family dies and leaves their bits to a hospital you may well see their face in the pub or tescos. sounds a bit alarming to me.
your face must be the most identifying part of you. looking in the mirror and seeing someonelses face must be a bit disconcerting as well.
other than for medical reasons would you consider having your face removed and someonelses put in its place?
total face transplants are now a reality. good news for those disfigured in accidents but ...a plastic surgeon on the show was saying that it will also be available for anyone who wants a new face cos they're sick of the old one. the supply of new faces will come from the dead. so if someone in your family dies and leaves their bits to a hospital you may well see their face in the pub or tescos. sounds a bit alarming to me.
your face must be the most identifying part of you. looking in the mirror and seeing someonelses face must be a bit disconcerting as well.
other than for medical reasons would you consider having your face removed and someonelses put in its place?
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It all sounds a little bit too much like invasion of the bodysnatchers to me. I'm squeamish anyway, so even the thought of a face transplant makes me shudder, before I consider the moral/ethical issues.
How will people get the transplants - can you pick the face you want? Would you get faces from the same sex or just whatever was lying around?
What happens if 'back street' surgeons get hold of the technique - the possibilities for fraud will be immense.
Would there be bouts of 'face-related' killings??
edited because I can't spell today
its a great thing for people who are seriously disfigured but for people just being "bored" with their face it is so wrong.
when my grampa died in the ex services mens hospital we just left his wheel chair there for others to use as we didnt need it. thing is, it had his name written on the back and a week or so after he died we went into the ward to take in a thank you gift for all the staff and men on the ward and someone that looked very similar to my gramps from the back was sitting in his wheelchair, my heart nearly stopped. i was so shocked and upset, for that split second i thought it was him!
to see a loved ones face on someone else would break my heart.
:yes: same here its just like ergh!
On the other hand... :nervous:
yeah i saw something about it on TV this morning
i did have something to say but its gone now.
Are you sure this can be done Mr Roll, or was it a funny dream?
Mr_Wobble
It must cause some psychological damage to the person who has the new face, even if they wanted it. Waking up every morning and looking in the mirror to find one face only to wake up one morning after so many years to look into the mirror and see somebody completly different. Granted I'm sure the person would look reletavily the same, same cheek bones, chin, hair, eyes, but still...
And with all the "accidents" that happen during such things, what would you do if you were one color skin, and had this transplant only to find out that your face was a whole nother shade than the rest of your body :eek2:
in the radio chat, the doctor with the disfigured face was hinting about the psycological problems that such a transplant may well cause. your face is your outer persona ...your identification mark to those outside. the exterior personality ...the mask.
it's new. will the first few patients eventualy go mad?
i dont like the idea for vanity reasons but as time goes on we get used to new scientific procedures anyway and accept it as the norm.
That's exactly what this plastic surgeon said on TV - that the face would look different anyway because the shape of your skull and bones would make it look different.
I've seen a few people disfigured by fire and I think if it helps them lead a more normal life then it's a great idea.
You could argue that society needs to change and be more accepting of people with disfigurements but in the real world this isn't going to help someone with a disfigurement when gettng a job or dating, etc.