Topic: Connie Culp

AP News | 2009-05-09 20:43:49
First US face transplant patient says smell of soap made her realize her new face was working

The woman who had the nation's first face transplant says it was the smell of soap that made her realize her new face was working. Connie Culp also says she still thinks about how she looked before her husband shot her in ...

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ZUMA Press Inc | 2009-05-06 16:01:04
Cleveland Clinic face transplant surgery patient Connie Culp
Getty Images | 2009-05-06 16:00:49
CLEVELAND - MAY 05: Connie Culp, shown after an injury to her...
AFP Global Edition | 2009-05-06 14:00:29

When her husband shot her five years ago, Connie Culp was left without a nose, a palate or lower eyelids, but now she has revealed her new face. Culp's was the world's first near-total facial transplant and the fourth known facial transplant to have been successfully performed to date. The 46-year-old mother of two underwent a procedure last ...

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