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French team performs face transplant with eyelids

PARIS (AP) -- A 35-year-old man with a genetic disorder has an entirely new face - including tear ducts that cry, and a chin that sprouts stubble - thanks to a rare full-face transplant performed by a French surgeon and hailed as a new advance in improving the lives of the disfigured.

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