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Full face transplant patient makes first appearance

Dallas Wiens, the US's first full face transplant patient, joined surgeons at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston in his first public appearance since the 15-hour procedure in March. He says his new face 'feels natural.'

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The nation's first full face transplant recipient said the first thing his young daughter told him when she saw him after the operation was, "Daddy, you're so handsome."

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