Full face transplant patient makes first appearance

Monday, May 9, 2011 - 23:30 in Health & Medicine

Dallas Wiens, the nation's first full face transplant patient, joined surgeons at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston in his first public appearance since the 15-hour procedure in March. He says his new face 'feels natural.'BOSTON — The nation's first full face transplant recipient said the first thing his young daughter told him when she saw him after the operation was, "Daddy, you're so handsome."

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