Dr. Eduardo D. Rodriguez, chief of plastic,
reconstructive and maxillofacial surgery at the University of Maryland
Medical Center, talks with reporters about the most extensive full face
transplant completed to date performed on Richard Lee Norris, pictured
at right, after a news conference on March 27, 2012 at the University of
Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore.
Norris marks the 23rd face transplant since the procedure pioneered
seven years ago. He received new teeth, tongue, upper and lower jaw and
facial tissue from the scalp to the base of the neck in what's
considered the most extensive full face transplant to date.
Now 114 days after surgery, doctors at the hospital say Norris has
exceeded expectations in his recovery, and now eats primarily by mouth
and can taste and smell .
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