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 car accident defense lawyer 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 car accident lawyer no insurance mouth and can taste and smell .
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 car accident lawyer no insurance mouth and can taste and smell .