Virginia man gets extensive face transplant after gun accident

For the past 15 years Richard Lee Norris has lived as a recluse, his face covered by a mask after being shattered in a gun accident. By day he hid from the public, shopping only at night to avoid the curious stares of children and adults.

In a groundbreaking, 36-hour surgery that began in the early morning of March 19, a team of surgeons from the University of Maryland gave 37-year-old Norris a new visage: a transplant that included not just the facial tissue from the hairline to the neck, but also the upper and lower jaws, teeth and a portion of tongue. Doctors called it the most extensive full face transplant yet completed.

A week later, Norris is further along than his doctors had ever hoped. Just three days after the surgery he asked for a mirror to see his new face. He is now able to move his jaws and open and close his mouth.


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