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Face Transplant Recipient: 'Just Another Person'

(Aug. 26) -- After nearly 30 procedures and more than 2 1/2 years, Connie Culp, the first face transplant recipient in the United States, says she is now "just another person on the street." The 47-year-old mother of two, whose face was blown away when her husband shot her in 2004, underwent the transplant in December...

Jim Maki, Facial Transplant Patient, Is Profiled on 'Boston Med'

(Aug. 12) -- Jim Maki, who in 2009 became the second person in the U.S. to undergo face transplant surgery, is finally revealing his new profile to the world in tonight's season finale of the ABC reality show "Boston Med." ABC News / AP Jim Maki and his daughter in the recovery room at Women's Hospital in Boston. (AP...

First Full Face Transplant Patient Shows Results

(July 26) -- The recipient of the world's first full face transplant, a 31-year-old man known only as "Oscar," has made his first public appearance. At a press conference today, it was announced that Oscar is being released from the Vall d'Hebron Hospital in Barcelona, Spain, where the surgery and initial recovery took...

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08/11/11 Face transplants no longer seen as daredevil medicine Source: CBS News (CBS/AP) Face transplantation is far from the medical mainstream.

Background on face transplant

A face transplant is a medical procedure to replace all or part of a person's face. The world's first partial face transplant on a living human was carried out in France in 2005. The world's first full face transplant was completed in Spain in 2010. The US, France and Turkey are considered to be world leaders in full face transplantation.

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