Horizon - Season 43 - Eps 15: The Worlds First Face Transplant
In 2005, Isabelle Dinoire become the first person to receive a new face. The decision made by French surgeons to perform the operation went against the findings of almost every other ethical committee in the world and has since sparked a fierce debate over the ethics of the operation. In the UK, a team led by Peter Butler struggles to get approval to perform the first full face transplant. Do the risks outweigh the benefits? Are face transplants really in the best interest of the patient? Horizon investigates.
About Horizon
Title: Horizon
First Air Date: 1964-02-04
Last Air Date: 2024-07-22
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 7.516/10 (from 32 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 61
Total Episodes: 1169
Network: BBC Two
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
