Quote Originally Posted by Paulbot View Post
Take your pick:

a) The brain-dead patient was Professor X's twin brother.
b) The brain-dead patient was a shapechanger
c) After awaking the Professor went and visited the Morlock known as Masque who made the new body look like his old one.
d) Professor X mentally projects an image of his old body so people recognise him
e) The film makers decided to not bother explaining it
You forgot f) a wizard did it.