UK gets face transplant go-ahead

A UK team has been given permission to carry out what would be the world's first full face transplant.



No patient has been selected for the procedure, although the team has been approached by about 30 patients.

Last November Isabelle Dinoire from France became the first person to receive a partial face transplant.

The photo above is a screenshot from the front page of yesterday's Times Online website showing an unfortunate juxtaposition.