Full face transplant: a life changing surgery

Richard Norris is seen before (L) and after (R) his face transplant surgery in this combination of undated handout photos released by the University of Maryland Medical Center, USA.

Face transplant surgery has transformed the face and the lives of several people. It has raised high hope to the people who have permanent disfigurement in their face and lost several structures of face in accidents.
The most recent face transplant surgery done at the University of Maryland Medical Center, USA showed the most success. Experts termed it as the world's most comprehensive face transplant — allowing a 37-year-old man to emerge from behind a mask 15 years after a gun accident almost killed him. It seems to be the most aesthetically successful to date, according to photographs and video shared with reporters at a news conference.
Richard Norris of Hillsville, Virginia, was shot in the face in 1997 and lost his nose, lips and most movement in his mouth. Since then, he has had multiple life-saving and reconstructive surgeries but none could repair him to the extent where he felt he could return to society.
But last week, during a 36-hour operation, surgeons gave him a new face from an anonymous donor. He could already move his tongue, open and close his eyes and was recovering much faster than doctors expected. He also can shave and brush his teeth, which he never even expected.