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America’s 1st Full-Face Transplant

This three-photo combination shows Dallas Wiens, the recipient of the first full face transplant in the United States. On the right, a 2008 Wiens family photo provided by Brigham and Women's Hospital, shows Wiens with his daughter Scarlette prior to an electrical accident that disfigured his face; center, a December 2010 file photo provided by Parkland Health and Hospital System in Dallas, and released by Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, shows Wiens prior to receiving a full face transplant during the week of March 14; and left, shows Wiens as he takes questions from members of the media during a news conference at Brigham And Women's Hospital, in Boston, today. Story here. (AP Photo/Wiens Family, Parkland Health and Hospital System in Dallas, and Steven Senne)

Question: Would you want to survive injuries as devastating as those suffered by Dallas Wiens?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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