2/6/2006: Face transplant patient appears

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Face transplant patient Isabelle Dinoire is being shown in video a lot today. She's the world's first face transplant patient, after her pet dog mauled her. The hospital had their first press conference with Dinoire, so the public gets the first look at the results.

This shot shows much more than the videos, although the videos seemed to make her look much better/prettier. Her lower lip does hang down constantly like that, although she seemed able to drink normally from a cup of water. They say she'll be in physical therapy for quite some time, but she'll also be getting psychological help. They don't know exactly how someone will react when the face in the mirror is not their own.