Cleveland Clinic performs nation's first near-total face transplant

A multidisciplinary team of doctors and surgeons at Cleveland Clinic recently performed the first near-total face transplant in the United States.

In a 22-hour procedure performed within the past two weeks, surgeons transplanted 80 percent of a woman’s face who suffered severe facial trauma – essentially replacing her entire face, except for her upper eyelids, forehead, lower lip and chin. For the privacy and protection of those involved, no information will be released on the patient, the donor or their families.

Read more at http://www.clevelandclinic.org/face.