*OT* Linda, Truff, Sheila
Nice to have all three of our thread babes back.
A long time ago, on a bad day, either Linda or Truff posted a story about a woman that had her face ripped off. Their point was that having a stock go down was not the worst thing in life. Here's one a found today, it is about equal to having IOM close unchanged:
January 28, 1998
Doctors reattach woman's scalp after accident
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Reuters) - Surgeons have successfully
reattached the scalp of a 32-year-old Ohio woman after it was
completely torn off in an industrial accident, the University of
Michigan Health System said Tuesday.
Teresa Lasko of Millbury, Ohio, had her scalp ripped off from the
eyebrows to the base of her neck after her hair was caught in a
dye press she was cleaning Jan. 23, hospital officials said in a press
release.
Lasko was first taken to St. Luke's Hospital in Toledo, Ohio. Still
conscious, she was transferred to the University of Michigan
Hospital later Friday. Doctors placed her scalp and the attached
hair in an ice bath for the trip.
Doctors worked for 10 hours, using blood vessels from Lasko's
scalp and one of her legs, to reattach the scalp. Dr. Kevin Chung,
assistant professor of surgery who led the medical team, said the
reattachment has so far been a success, noting the scalp is
receiving nourishment. He said Lasko's hair should grow back
because the follicles were never separated from her scalp.
Hospital officials said losing a scalp is extremely rare, as is the
successful reattachment of a scalp that has been completely
removed.
Lasko was working for Fort James Corp. in Perrysburg, Ohio, at
the time of the accident. |
