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The New Frontier of Facial Transplants

46-year-old Connie Culp after her face transplant surgery.
46-year-old Connie Culp after her face transplant surgery.

Twenty-first century advances have left many exploring the moral, cultural, and emotional boundaries of the medical field. Dr. Maria Siemionow, director of plastic surgery research at the Cleveland Clinic, is on the cusp that with her team's groundbreaking work in facial transplants. In her book, Face to Face: My Quest to Perform the First Full Face Transplant, Dr. Siemionow discusses how the surgery was accomplished and the many challenges of this radical procedure. We'll talk with Dr. Siemionow about that as well as the psychological and social affects of severe disfigurement. Join us Friday for SOI at 9 on 90.3.

Dr. Maria Siemionow, Director of Plastic Surgery Research, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation