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."