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Complete Face Transplant Gives Texas Man New Lease on Life

A 25-year-old man from Fort Worth, Texas, has received the most complete face transplant in the United States to date. Dallas Wiens, a construction worker, suffered severe burns to his head two and a half years ago when the boom lift he was operating drifted into a nearby power line. The nearly fatal accident left him in a coma for three months. After 22 surgeries, Wiens was left with a face void of features, except for a lipless mouth and a goatee. Even his eye sockets were smoothed over...Full Story
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