Saturday, October 6, 2007

I still fear my own reflection - world's first face transplant patient


Even to this day there are virtually no mirrors in Isabelle Dinoire's house. It is hardly surprising.
Mirrors have forced her to confront every tortuous moment of the past two-and-a-half years.
She stared into one minutes after her pet dog attacked her and left her face in bloody shreds. She was confronted by another hours later in the hospital where she gazed in agony at what remained of her nose, mouth and chin. Full Story - Family Circle Magazine - True Cigarettes - Lingo