Connie Culp’s New Face
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After being treated for the last four years this morning we all got our first look at Connie Culp and her new face transplant.
Every morning at 5 AM I awake to a new day. This morning was the same as all the rest except on the news there was press coverage for Connie Culp’s new face. After being treated for the last four years this morning we all got our first look at Connie Culp and her new face transplant.
Five years ago Connie’s husband shot her in the face shattering her nose cheek and upper lip. She had a lot of scar tissue all the way across her face. Her reasoning for attempting this surgery was because her children and people were frightened by her appearance. Society had rejected her and this was complete devastation for her.
Connie knew there were clinics in Cleavland Ohio who were interested in doing a face transplant so she decided to approach them.
Dr. Maria Siemionow had more than twenty years experience in plastic surgery and was very interested in preforming a face transplant but was looking for someone who really was not interested in beauty after the fact.
Connie Culp fit the bill and so it was decided to do the surgery. She really wasn’t interested in looking beautiful but rather to be able to leave the house without drawing attention to herself with facial features missing and being disfigured.
At first glance she does not look like you or I, her face is really puffy from swelling which the doctors say will go down, but her personality makes her beautiful. I am not sure what Connie looked like before she was shot in the face, but the pictures of after she had been shot are pretty gruesome.Now that she has had the surgery there is a huge difference in the before and after pictures. To me beauty is only skin deep and the person inside is who truly matters.
This morning standing in front of the world, she said I guess this is what you all was waiting for a look at my new face. Then she continued to say, no I am not beautiful but I got what my doctor promised me a new nose. She giggled a bit and that truly made the difference in how she was perceived.
I personally do not think she will have any problems and her life will once more move forward, but on the other hand it is sad to me that after being disfigured by her husband he only got seven years in prison. He will be back out on the street in a couple years free as a bird.
Life just does not seem fair for this woman and her two children to be put through this for a lifetime and the man that inflicted this upon her gets to go along as nothing ever happened.
How do these such things get through the judicial system and those who agreed to this sentence sleep at night?
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I feel so much for this poor woman. On the news last night they showed how beautiful she was before she was shot. She certainly now looks better than she did before the operation. She can breathe through her nose and drink from a cup. Hopefully the swelling will go down. I wish her luck. A good article.
Christine
This is a very unfortunate thing that happened to her. She apparently loved her husband despite his blowing away her face. The reason he only received 7 years in prison was because she pleaded with the court for leniency for him. Once the swelling goes down, she is expected to look quite decent. There is another woman who will need a lot of work done on her face and that is the one who had her face ripped off by a friend’s pet chipanzee. I have the chilling 911 call video on my blog if you would care to check it out: http://wdcplace.blogspot.com
I feel so sorry to her. Well report here.
I think she looks amazing – the before and after pics are truly breathe taking.
We learn to be so thankful and appreciative of what we have when we see stories like this one. I also think that 7 years is a mockery of the justice system. We have people doing 20 or 30 years, even some doing life, for NON-VIOLENT crimes, like selling drugs, and yet this man in reality TOOK THIS WOMANS LIVE, and he gets 7 years. I find that frightening. the woman is courageous, but of course she had no choice. Although she could had been bitter and full of hate, but she is not. That is what is so courageous of her.
oh my stars the poor women why people do things like this to others we will never know. thank god for those extreamly talented surgens. such a wonderful article thanks so much
I saw this on the news last night, this woman is so incredibly brave, great article … I agree about the prison sentence, that guy should be locked up for good.
It is amazing what the doctors have done for this brave woman. I agree with Kate, her husband got off way to easy. Apparently he meant to kill her, so he should get a life sentence for that.
Her face looks amazing after the surgery.
How wonderful that science can help her like this. Interesting news story.
You did a great job writing this, linda. I feel really bad for Connie after what her husband did to her. I can’t believe that he only got 7 years for what he did to her. Luckily the doctors were able to fix her face and did a great job.
I didn’t know anything about this Linda,thanks for sharing.I really would like to see another picture when the swelling goes down.
Connie is an incredibly brave woman. I wish her much happiness and I agree with you, she is a beautiful person. I also agree with the point you made about that horrible man only getting seven years. She has scars (not just on the outside) that she must live with for life. Great article.
Thumbs up!
Even though this poor lady pleaded with the court for leniency on behalf of her husband, I feel that the severity of his actions should have overruled her feelings since she was a victim who very easily could have felt as though she partly deserved to be treated like this. Love is fine but this was attempted murder, pure and simple.
To my way of thinking, if non-violent people can receive longer prison sentences, then how in Heaven’s name does a court justify only seven years for this?! Tears and pleadings were done in many non-violent criminal proceedings without much of any effect but it worked here?
I can not believe the before and after pictures of this poor lady. It is truly amazing what technology can do these days. I hate to hear that her husband only got 7 years for commiting that horrible crime. I suppose the reason she asked for mercy for him was because he was the father of her children. But even then what if next time he turns the gun on the children.
The story was well written, informational, and interesting. Good Job.
Isn’t technology just wonderful. I stumbled this for you Linda. Wonderfully written.
i feel sorry for her… it brought tears to my eyes…
Wow what a tranformation!