But doctors say that could change if the drugs don’t have to be a lifelong commitment. Because of those dangers, many transplants of non-vital body parts, such as thumbs, are not considered worth doing. Charla Nash, the Connecticut woman who received a face transplant in 2011 after a horrific attack by a friend’s pet chimpanzee, has traveled to Washington, D.C. The immunosuppression drugs that transplant patients are typically given for the rest of their lives carry such risks as cancer, viral infections and kidney damage.
READ MORE: Chimp attack victim asks again for right to sue The new face of a Connecticut woman who was mauled by a chimpanzee two years ago was revealed for the first time Thursday in photos showing a startling transformation. Nash’s doctors and the hospital, where Nash is expected to remain at least through the weekend, did not immediately return calls and emails Wednesday seeking comment. 11 Charla Nash was savagely mauled by her friend's pet chimpanzee Credit: AP:Associated Press Horrific pictures reveal what can happen when chimps attack - with some being pets which turned on their owners, zoo animals which went rogue, or even random attacks in the wild.
The photos of Nash were first shown on NBC. If that attempt is unsuccessful, it isn’t immediately clear what the next step would be, Sindland said. 11, 2011 - The new face of Charla Nash, the Connecticut woman who was mauled by a chimpanzee two years ago, was revealed for the first time today. Sindland said Nash told her the doctors are hopeful they can reverse the rejection by ending the experiment and putting her back on her original medication. (AP Photo/Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Lightchaser Photography).ĪP Photo/Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Lightchaser Photography
She received a full-face transplant at Brigham and Women's. 11, 2011 by the Nash family and Brigham and Women’s Hospital show chimpanzee attack victim Charla Nash before she was attacked by a chimpanzee and a recent photo released by the hospital showing Nash after face transplant surgery, right. Charla Nash barely survived a vicious attack by Travis the Chimp in Connecticut on February 16, 2009, losing one eye, both eyelids, her nose, lips, and hands. Charla Nash, a Connecticut woman who lost her face and hands in early 2009 when she was attacked by an angry chimpanzee, is the patient.
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