Comments on: Hi honey, I'm home! Guess what!...

Hi honey, I'm home! Guess what!...

troutfishing — Wed, 12 Mar 2003 11:06:07 -0800

Face Transplants : "...the harvesting or ''degloving'' of a face would take approximately two hours, depending on the depth of the excision. It is possible to remove not just skin and subcutaneous fat and muscle but....part of the donor's bone and cartilage as well. Still, the deeper the cut, the more complex becomes the reattachment."

By: DBAPaul

DBAPaul — Wed, 12 Mar 2003 11:22:52 -0800

For further info this was commented on here and discussed here.

By: troutfishing

troutfishing — Wed, 12 Mar 2003 11:23:32 -0800

These procedures will be reserved for the truly needy, of course, and not for those who merely want a quick image change: they will have to take the David Byrne route: He would see faces in movies, on T.V., in magazines, and in books....He thought that some of these faces might be right for him....And through the years, by keeing an ideal facial structure fixed in his mind....Or somewhere in the back of his mind....That he might, by force of will, cause his face to approach those of his ideal....The change would be very subtle....It might take ten years or so....Gradually his face would change its' shape....A more hooked nose... Wider, thinner lips....Beady eyes....A larger forehead. He imagined that this was an ability he shared with most other people....They had also molded their faced according to some ideal....Maybe they imagined that their new face would better suit their personality....Or maybe they imagined that their personality would be forced to change to fit the new appear- ance....This is why first impressions are often correct... Although some people might have made mistakes....They may have arrived at an appearance that bears no relationship to them.... They may have picked an ideal appearance based on some childish whim, or momentary impulse....Some may have gotten half-way there, and then changed their minds. He wonders if he too might have made a similar mistake." -- "Seen and Not Seen" from the Talking Heads, "Remain in Light" album.

By: troutfishing

troutfishing — Wed, 12 Mar 2003 11:27:44 -0800

DBAPaul - Thanks. Oh well......maybe the post will stand, but perhaps it should be canned.

By: archimago

archimago — Wed, 12 Mar 2003 13:04:34 -0800

Michael Jackson: The final piece of the puzzle.

By: Happydaz

Happydaz — Wed, 12 Mar 2003 13:06:09 -0800

Troutfishing, it's still an interesting article. And the content is markedly different from the other links. Thanks for the post.

By: rotifer

rotifer — Wed, 12 Mar 2003 13:21:50 -0800

More interesting than the initial articles, great post. It still seems, though, that family resistance to donation will be a significant obstacle.

By: stew560

stew560 — Wed, 12 Mar 2003 13:23:24 -0800

Dewd...didn't I see this in Face/Off?

By: LexRockhard

LexRockhard — Wed, 12 Mar 2003 13:30:20 -0800

Yeah, this procedure was documented on film by an aspiring film student by the name of John Woo and was performed on two brave souls: John Travolta and Nick Cage. The thing that bothers me is that they have two completely different bodies! Go fig!

By: twine42

twine42 — Wed, 12 Mar 2003 13:32:32 -0800

Glad someone said it... ;)

By: hot soup girl

hot soup girl — Wed, 12 Mar 2003 16:33:04 -0800

I've been waiting for this to happen ever since I saw Eyes Without a Face.