Surgeons and other physicians in Spain claim they have performed a complete facial transplant on a man who suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The 24-hour operation replaced the patient’s cheekbones, facial muscles, lips, jaw and other structures.
“This is the first full face transplant performed worldwide, as the 10 operations performed previously had been only partial,” said a statement released by Vall d’Hebron University Hospital. If so, the operation would be more extensive than the face transplant performed at the Cleveland Clinic two years ago.
