The American complete face transplants to a patient and appears publicly for the first time

The American complete face transplants to a patient and appears publicly for the first time
Dallas of patient that the first of U.S.A. accepts transfer operation of the whole face Wiens Appear publicly for the first time through the news briefing on the 9th . Wiens say, let him to reunite again with daughter in excited moment most behind the operation, the daughter is very surprised when seeing him, she even says, " L Dad, your good general " .
Wiens is in the subsidiary teaching hospital of medical college of Harvard University --Say at the news conference that Brigham gynecological hospital of Boston holds: " I feel the face is very natural, it seems that it has really become my own face. "
Wiens' intonation is slow but very clear . He says, will return at home located in Texas soon, and may go to in the university.
Until because electric wire short out in the fire that initiate once every 2008 years, Wiens since the skin of face under the forehead is burnt, lose nose and lip, one pair of eyes loses one's sight. March of this year, in as long as the operation of more than 15 hoursing, more than 30 surgeons Brigham gynecological hospital in Boston, the cooperation between nurse, anaesthetist has changed nose, lip, skin of face and face muscle and nerve for Wiens.
Wiens says, he has resumed sense of smell again after the operation, the first wisp of taste smelt is baking the wide noodles flavor of the hospital, " Smell excellent " .
The doctors fail to resume Wiens' eyesight . At the news briefing on the same day, Wiens wears black glasses, its face hangs down under one side slightly. The doctors say, Wiens' present face is different with the donor too like original oneself, in the following 6 to 9 months, he will make great efforts to recapture the face muscle function and perceive the function partly.
The first face of U.S.A. transplants the operation and finishes in a clinic of Cleveland in 2008, the doctors last 22 hours to change the skin of face of 80 for the patient that is called Connie and Calp; The first face in the world transplants the operation to finish in France in 2005; The first complete face transfer operation in the world Will finish in Spain in 2010 .
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