The woman who had a face transplant.

Including heart, any parts in our body that has been transplanted will not have any severe psychological effect on us.

We may take them in our stride and get back to our routine easily. But when our face changes completely, what will be our reaction when we look at the mirror? Can we identify ourselves?

This come as a rude shock in spite of having a fresh new facial features that are more attractive than our original face.

How will our own family members react to this new face? What will be our feeling towards the donor?

The French woman who received the world's first face transplant 18 months ago said Friday she felt reborn, but admitted she still looks at herself in the mirror with a combination of sadness and wonder.

But the single mother, whose nose, lips and chin were bitten off by her dog while she was under the influence of sleeping pills in 2005, said she was struggling to deal with her new identity and the debt she owed her donor.

Read what she says:
""This face ... it isn't me. It will never be me. I often look at myself in the mirror. At first I used to do it all the time, searching for my traits from before, and I couldn't look at my old photographs -- it was too painful."

""I want to live, go back to a normal life and find work... I want people to respect me and leave me in peace. I have the right to quietly rebuild my life," she said.

Courtesy: Yahoo News.

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