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Full Face Transplants No Longer Science Fiction Wed Nov 27, 9:16 AM ET By Ben Harding LONDON (Reuters) - Full face transplants are no longer science fiction fantasy, a leading surgeon said on Wednesday. They are technically feasible but ethically complex. Peter Butler from London's Royal Free Hospital called for a debate on the ethics of such an operation made possible by new drugs that stop the body's immune system from rejecting a transplanted face. 'The technical part is not complex but I don't think that's going to be the very great difficulty... The ethical and moral debate is obviously going to have to take place before the first facial transplantation.' The British Association of Plastic Surgeons holds its Winter meeting Wednesday and will discuss the microsurgical procedure, which could give new skin, bone, nose, chin, lips and ears from deceased donors to patients disfigured by accidents, burns or cancer....
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