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'Miracle' transplant gives dad fresh startThe historic and ground-breaking full-face transplant conducted at Brigham and Women's Hospital was aimed at giving hope to scores of severely battle-scarred soldiers of the Iraq and Afghan wars — but it also has given a brave ... read more
Texas man gets first full face transplant
The world's first face transplant, also a partial, was done in France in 2005 on a woman mauled by her dog. Doctors in Spain performed the first full face transplant last March for a farmer who was unable to breathe or eat on his own after accidentally ... read more
Nation's First Face Transplant
Dallas Weins of Texas was burned beyond recognition when his head touched a power line while he was painting. It took more than 30 doctors 15 hours to try to restore the young father's face. Doctors transplanted a nose, lips, skin , muscles and nerves ... read more
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