face transplant

Newcastle, Wyoming, resident Andy Sandness made national news this week when he became the first person to receive a face transplant from the Mayo Clinic. While you may have read his story, you've never seen it quite like this. Today, the Mayo Clinic released an amazing short film documenting Sandness' remarkable road to recovery after his face was disfigured in a failed suicide attempt in his tee

Last week an amazing ground breaking surgery was performed to replace the face of a man who was left deformed by a high voltage power-line accident. Doctors are hopeful that the first full-face transplant in the U.S. will give hope to battle-scarred veterans of the Iraq and Afghan wars.