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World's first full face transplant patient pictured for first time

By Brandie Umar - Executive Director of Content | July 26th, 2010


His nose was gone, the jaw had been blown away and where the mouth should be there was only a gaping hole. Now the world's first full-face transplant patient, known only as Oscar, has faced the cameras for the first time since his operation.













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