Connie Culp's Face Transplant: An Inspiration

Eighty percent of her face was replaced

There are times when emergency surgery is necessary. It could be that it’s the only thing that keeps you alive after a traumatic incident. Sometimes it might not be a requirement in order to live, but it could mean a dramatically increased quality of life. Whatever the case, such surgeries are almost prohibitively expensive.  If your insurance doesn’t cover it, or only covers up to a certain point, you may find yourself in a financial dilemma. Do you pay your other bills until your next paycheck comes in, or do you try online cash advance and installment loans? The former exposes your credit rating to damage, while the latter greatly improves your quality of life, at least financially. But for Connie Culp, a face transplant improved her entire quality of life. Hers is the first face transplant of this degree (80 percent), and she is showing the world that she is strong enough to rise above the domestic tragedy that once engulfed her.

“Not a monster”

Marilynn Marchione reports for the Associated Press that Connie Culp has recovered admirably from a shotgun blast that completely disfigured her face. Expressions aren’t completely natural yet as circulation and nerve growth improve, but Culp can talk, smile, smell and taste again. Her speech may sometimes hard to decipher, her skin may droop as face transplant pictures show, but Connie Culp has nothing but praise for her doctors and the donor family who made a new face available after a recent death. ... click here to read the rest of the article titled "Connie Culp's Face Transplant: An Inspiration"