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First US face transplant patient reveals face Wednesday, 6 May 2009 A photo of Connie Culp, after an injury to her face, left, and then as she appears today More pictures Print Email Search Search Go Bookmark & Share Digg It del.icio.us Facebook Stumbleupon What are these? Change font size: A | A | A Five years ago, a shotgun blast left a ghastly hole where the middle of Connie Culp’s face had been. Five months ago, she received a new face from a dead woman. Culp stepped forward yesterday to show off the results of America’s first face transplant, and her new look was a far cry from the puckered, noseless sight that made children run away in horror. >>Click image to launch gallery Culp’s expressions are still a bit wooden, but she can talk, smile, smell and taste her food again. Her speech is at times a little tough to understand. Her face is bloated and squarish, and her skin droops in big folds that doctors plan to pare away as her circulation improves and her nerves grow, animating
