World's first face transplant patient 'now smiling'

The world’s first face transplant patient is “already smiling” just months after her groundbreaking operation, a member of her surgical team told a conference of plastic surgeons.

World's first face transplant patient 'now smiling'

The world’s first face transplant patient is “already smiling” just months after her groundbreaking operation, a member of her surgical team told a conference of plastic surgeons.

“It’s not perfectly symmetrical but it’s improving a lot since the results we saw three months ago,” said Benoit Lengele, a Belgian plastic surgeon who is part of a team of 50 doctors caring for Isabelle Dinoire.

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