Virginia male harmed in gun collision gets new face

BALTIMORE (AP) — After 15 years of wearing a facade and vital as a recluse, a 37-year-old Virginia male crippled in a gun collision got a new face, nose, teeth and jaw in what University of Maryland physicians contend is a many endless face transplant ever performed.
Richard Lee Norris of Hillsville is recuperating good after final weeks surgery, commencement to feel his face and already brushing his teeth and shaving, University of Maryland Medical Center officials announced Tuesday. Hes also regained his clarity of smell, that he had mislaid after a accident.
Norris, who was comparison from among 5 probable possibilities for a surgery, has been vital as a recluse, doing his selling during night. Its hoped a transplant will give him his life back, pronounced Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez, a lead surgeon.
Its a surreal knowledge to demeanour during him. Its tough not to stare. Before, people used to glance during Richard given he wore a facade and they wanted to see a deformity, Rodriguez s...