Richard Norris suffered from facial disfigurement following an incident in 1997 when, during an argument with his mother, he ...

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 ...

However, in May 2023, doctors at New York University (NYU) Langone Health performed the world's first-ever successful whole eye and face transplant on Aaron James, and now five months later ...

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 ...

Aaron James was working as a high-voltage lineman in June 2021, when his face touched a live wire. Seventy-two hundred volts of electricity coursed through his body, costing him his left eye and ...

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 ...

The world's first face transplant recipient suffered her injuries after trying to commit suicide, her family claimed last night. Isabelle Dinoir, 38, was disfigured when her dog tried to wake her ...

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 know ...

The first Black patient to receive a full facial transplant visited Connecticut Monday, reconnecting with his surgeon and advocating for more donors and awareness. The first Black patient to ...

A first of its kind study has revealed how a face transplant patient recognises their new appearance as their own. The research sheds light on how facial transplantation changes the way recipients ...

A Los Angeles man who underwent a historic face transplant after suffering extensive burns in a 2013 crash is recovering thanks to the surgeries providing him with a second chance at life.

Chelsea became the first Black man to receive a full face transplant in 2019 and the oldest, at 68 years old. “Three faces of grace,” said Chelsea. “Facial transplantation may be the most ...