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Fort Worth Man Gets Full Face Transplant In Boston
BOSTON (AP) – A Texas construction worker badly disfigured in a power line accident two years ago has received the nation’s first full face transplant at a Boston hospital. More than 30 doctors, nurses...
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Fort Worth Full Face Transplant Patient Makes 1st Appearance
BOSTON (AP) – 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.” Dallas Wiens,...
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Fort Worth Face Transplant Patient Reflects On Progress
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – A smile; a raised eyebrow; a wrinkled nose: They’re easy facial movements for most. They’re also the goal of Dallas Wiens. “I’m only the second full-face transplant ever to...
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Face Transplant Recipient Soon Getting Guide Dog
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas Wiens is proof you can overcome almost anything. The Fort Worth resident lost his face to a horrible accident and recently became the first in this country to receive...
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Face Transplant Patient Can Feel Daughter’s Kisses
Fort Worth resident Dallas Wiens, 26, before and after a full face transplant procedure at Brigham and Women's Hospital. (credit: brighamandwomens.org) BOSTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – A North Texas man who...
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Face Transplant Man Grateful For Guide Dog
SOUTHLAKE (AP) - A North Texas man who in 2011 became the nation’s first full face transplant recipient has thanked a service group for helping him get a guide dog. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports...
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Texan With Full-Face Transplant Gets Married
FORT WORTH (AP) — A Texan who became the first in the nation to receive a full face transplant recipient after a 2008 power line accident has wed another burn victim he met at a support group. Dallas...
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Face Transplant: North Texas Man Thriving 2 Years After Operations
CHICAGO (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — The nation’s first full face transplant patients are growing into their new appearances — literally. Medical imaging shows new blood vessel networks have formed, connecting...
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