Some candidates for a face transplant are survivors of trauma, such as burn or accident victims, who have exhausted all other reconstructive possibilities.

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This seems to contribute to the trauma that returning soldiers face.

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When they arrived, they found Touch Chea, 71, and his wife, Sorn Sreap, 73, dead, apparently due to blunt force trauma to the head and face, Markiewicz said.

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He said the numerous lacerations to her face had been caused by "blunt force trauma" inflicted using an "irregular shaped object".

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Unfortunately the toxic combination of out of date or inadequate information and biased advice means that women will continue to face their birth with huge gaps in their knowledge leading to unnecessary trauma.

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