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Oscar,31 year old from spain had a shooting accident 5 years ago that entirely damaged his face. He was left out unable to speak,swallow and even breathe. Geez, this is harsh. The poor lad had tough time in his life.

Thanks to the medical crew led by Dr JP Barret, a full face transplant has been successfully completed and Oscar is expected to get back his 90% face operation.This is first time in history of medical science to perform a complete face transplant. The operation took 24 hour long with a total  of 3o doctors crew.

Which part of the face did the doctors worked on?

The doctors transplanted muscles, nose, lips, maxilla, palate, all teeth, cheekbones, and the mandible by means of plastic surgery and micro-neurovascular reconstructive surgery techniques.

Oscar’s reaction:

Oscar thanked all the Doctors and his well wishers adding

“Friends, I want to thank the hospital coordinators, the entire medical team, the family of the donor and most of all my family who are supporting me these days.”

Oscar will have to face real challenge in future. He need to adopt his face  and given that his speech is not fine, he has to learn to speak properly that involves great deal of therapy.

The steps which the doctors take to work on the patients face continuous below

  • Patient lost jaw, nose and other parts of his face in shooting accident.
  • Donor’s facial skin, muscles, nose, cheekbones, teeth and jawbone used to rebuild patient’s face. Metal plates used to support new facial structure, which included reconstructing the roof of the mouth.
  • Donor’s nerves, blood vessels and skin connected to patient. Patient will have to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of his life.

Teenage Pregnancy Rates Decreasing?

Posted by Tommy On September - 4 - 2009ADD COMMENTS
For many, this statement is authentic. In the United States, teenage pregnancies are decreasing. The reasoning ranges from safe sex programs and the parents being an operational part in their child’s life. There are ample of reasons why teenage pregnancies are decreasing in the last few years in the United States. When the statistics reveal that these figures are decreasing, many jump for joy at the probability that more teenagers are being safe and smart about sex. Many feel this is the help of many entities that their children are being safe. Some of the reasons why this is happening amongst teenagers in America are:
1. Public Attention – This is through programs such as: Purity camps, Condom distribution at schools and other programs that the public have stepped in and took over for the parents who refuse to teach their children. Yes, talking with your children about sex is difficult, but how much more difficult will it be to take care of a baby when you are too old to do it? That is why the public is stepping in.
2. Better information – Fliers, pamphlets, and books are educating children more about the different diseases that are spread through intercourse and other forms of sex. Children are reading this and taking more initiative to protect themselves when they have sex. When teenagers were in the past, there was not that much information to give to people who were sexually active. This caused many outbreaks of AIDS and other harmful diseases.
3. New policies – Different laws being passed in order to help rape victims or unfit mothers use abortion to solve the pregnancy problem are being implemented in many cities to reduce the amount of children born to unfit parents. There are many teenagers who look at these programs and feel that getting pregnant when you are not ready is a very bad idea.
When children have pregnancies, it can be dangerous. This is a big reason why teenagers are avoiding getting pregnant today. With the many advances in medical science, it makes it easier to solve the teenager’s problems with labor. However, the pains of delivery are what make many teenagers escape getting pregnant through improper safe sex methods. Keeping the information ready to the teenagers will keep the decrease the same. When you give out information to the children, it is their choices to whether or not they are going to follow them. You cannot force the methods upon them.
Teenage Pregnancy

Teenage Pregnancy

For many, this statement is authentic. In the United States, teenage pregnancies are decreasing. The reasoning ranges from safe sex programs and the parents being an operational part in their child’s life. There are ample of reasons why teenage pregnancies are decreasing in the last few years in the United States. When the statistics reveal that these figures are decreasing, many jump for joy at the probability that more teenagers are being safe and smart about sex. Many feel this is the help of many entities that their children are being safe. Some of the reasons why this is happening amongst teenagers in America are:

1. Public Attention – This is through programs such as: Purity camps, Condom distribution at schools and other programs that the public have stepped in and took over for the parents who refuse to teach their children. Yes, talking with your children about sex is difficult, but how much more difficult will it be to take care of a baby when you are too old to do it? That is why the public is stepping in.

2. Easy information – Fliers, pamphlets, and books are educating children more about the different diseases that are spread through intercourse and other forms of sex. Children are reading this and taking more initiative to protect themselves when they have sex. When teenagers were in the past, there was not that much information to give to people who were sexually active. This caused many outbreaks of AIDS and other harmful diseases.

3. Better policies – Different laws being passed in order to help rape victims or unfit mothers use abortion to solve the pregnancy problem are being implemented in many cities to reduce the amount of children born to unfit parents. There are many teenagers who look at these programs and feel that getting pregnant when you are not ready is a very bad idea.

When children have pregnancies, it can be dangerous. This is a big reason why teenagers are avoiding getting pregnant today. With the many advances in medical science, it makes it easier to solve the teenager’s problems with labor. However, the pains of delivery are what make many teenagers escape getting pregnant through improper safe sex methods. Keeping the information ready to the teenagers will keep the decrease the same. When you give out information to the children, it is their choices to whether or not they are going to follow them. You cannot force the methods upon them.