James Randerson, writing for NewScientist.com on Face transplants feasible – but not yet:
An influential report on the ethics and feasibility of face transplants has decided on a "wait and see" approach. The UK panel – the first to address the issue anywhere in the world – decided that the risks of the operation outweigh the potential benefits at present.
Media speculation that the first face transplant is imminent prompted the Royal College of Surgeons' report. At least five surgical teams across the world have expressed interest in performing the procedure.
Whaddya want to guess that once this procedure has been performed overseas, it will still be a decade or more away from practice in the U.S. You'll be able to thank your friendly neighborhood nanny state for that one.