A 25 year old man badly injured in an accident with a power cable received a full face transplant United States.
The new face of Dallas Wiens required a team of over 30 physicians and more than 15 hours of operation.
Surgeons who performed the operation at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston described it as a success.
almost a year ago held the first full face transplant in the world in Spain. Two options
Wiens, Texas, was wounded in November 2008, when his head hit a high voltage electric cable. Burns erased all his facial features.
surgery replaced the nose, lips, skin, muscles and nerves that gives you the sensation. But unfortunately, surgeons were unable to give new eyes to restore vision.
His surgeon said: "Dallas is the doing very well. Is meeting all the milestones that are expected today.
The new face of Dallas Wiens required a team of over 30 physicians and more than 15 hours of operation.
Wiens, who is the father of a girl , spoke of his wounds before the operation: "That my daughter should not kiss me it's frustrating.
"If I hear she kisses me and you may feel some pressure, but I can not feel his kiss."
Wiens's grandfather, Del Peterson thanked the doctors who performed the transplant of $ 300,000, saying: "They have done an incredible journey today and have blessed the lives of Dallas and we thank you.
" Dallas always said that after injury had two options: choose to get bitter or choose to upgrade. His choice was better. Thank God today is better ...".
The president of Brigham and Women's Hospital, Betsy NABL, said: "Today's great news marks a new milestone in the legacy of Brigham and Women's in transplant surgery . The pioneering achievement by the team of transplant is a gift made possible by the most selfless act a human being can do for another, the donation of organs. "
's first partial face transplant was performed in France in 2005 a woman who was attacked by a dog.
SOURCE: BBC WORLD
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