Brigham Patient, First in U.S. to Receive a Second Face Transplant, Reveals Her New Face
BOSTON — Seven months after undergoing surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital, becoming the first person in the U.S. and second in the world to receive...
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BOSTON — Seven months after undergoing surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital, becoming the first person in the U.S. and second in the world to receive...
| Credit: Len Rubenstein Photography Carmen Tarleton says her 2013 face transplant saved her life. But in August 2019, she started feeling terrible pain in her neck and burning in her ears — then she lost most of her lips. In July, Tarleton became the first person in the U.S. -— and the second in the world -— to receive a second face transplant. She revealed her new face this morning on Today, and shares her story with PEOPLE. Get push notifica...