No, But His Face Rings a Bell

Plastic surgeon John Barker says that if a recent hand transplant proves successful, it could lead to other unusual transplants. “If we are successful with hands, doing something like a face is not a huge leap,” the Kentucky doctor says. Surgery to replace, for instance, a jaw removed because of cancer from bone and skin from other parts of the body is not always successful. “It is very difficult to make an arm look like a jaw,” Barker says. “Better results would come from taking a perfectly formed jaw from a cadaver and putting it in place.” (UPI) ...Or some other part where rigor mortis would be an advantage.