Dallas Wiens
Dallas Wiens, the first American full-face transplant recipient, in a
photo taken before the surgery. He now has a new nose, lips, skin and
muscles and nerves.
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A 25-year-old father from Fort Worth, Texas,
received a new face in a 15-hour procedure last week, Brigham and
Women’s Hospital announced Monday. Dallas Wiens is the first American
to receive a full facial transplant.
Wiens received a nose, lips, facial skin, muscles and nerves from a
donor, who was not named. The procedure involved more than 30 doctors,
nurses and anesthesiologists, the hospital said. It was the country’s
first complete facial transplant; two other procedures were considered
“partial” transplants.
Texas Man Receives First American Full-Face Transplant | Popular Science
