A schoolgirl aged 14 who was badly disfigured in a fire has volunteered to undergo the world's first full face transplant. The groundbreaking surgery involves removing the face from a four-hour ...

CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN)-- The woman who received the first-ever near-total face transplant in the United States told her doctor she has regained her self-confidence, said Dr. Maria Siemionow ...

This story appears in the September 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Katie Stubblefield has joined what Shaun Fiddler, the Cleveland Clinic’s second face transplant recipient, good ...

For more on Patrick Hardison and his life since the first extensive face transplant, pick up the new issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands everywhere Wednesday. “There was a big personality change ...

In August 2015, Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez gave him a new one. It was the most extensive face transplant ever, involving more than 100 people. Dr. Rodriguez's team practiced for more than a year.

But five months ago, doctors at NYU Langone Health gave James his confidence back by performing the world’s first eye and face transplant. “For the first time since the accident, I don't want ...

to a 21-year-old woman who would become the youngest face transplant recipient in American history. It is a story about breakthrough science and the doctors, nurses, and surgeons who created a ...

9, 2023 11:27 a.m. NEW YORK — Surgeons have performed the world’s first transplant of an entire human eye, an extraordinary addition to a face transplant — although it’s far too soon to ...

On August 14, 2015, doctors at NYU Langone completed the most complex face transplant to date. We conducted an interview with Hardison one year later and learned about some of the hardships he's ...

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