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Well, it's about to happen, the first transplant of human facial tissue to a living person. I think that it could be a great thing for the recipient but it seems to me that there is too much risk for a "non-vital" surgery. Reconnecting thousands of nerves and blood vessels before the tissue degrades past usability seems like a very daughnting task and if it goes wrong there is no going back! Also the patient will have to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of his/her life which can lead to cancer and kidney disfunctions. As far as the argument of looking like someone else I believe that this would not be an issue. First of all the person getting the surgery has had some horrible accident leaving them disfigured and unrecognizable (otherwise why have the surgery) second the patients bone structure will determine the overall look of the face.

Where is the brain transplant that we have been told so much about.

I believe gradually as the skin is reconnected to the surrounding tissue it will take on more of the patients original look. This is going to be an interesting medical technology to behold and could hold great progress. We will have to wait and see. Also where is the brain transplant that we have been told so much about.

To learn more about facial transplants view this MSNBC article