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accomplishment by surgeons at the university medical center. 22 face transplants have been performed around the world. but the one they performed on a virginia man was the most extensive one to date. erica gonzalez reports on his transformation. >> reporter: richard norris' high school prom picture. normal in most standards. then in 1997 a terrible gun accident left the virginia man severely disfigured. >> you can see the individual as he lived for 15 years of his life behind a mask. >> reporter: this is norris after multiple rounds of reconstructive surgery. little did he know that ...

but the one they performed on a virginia man was the most extensive one to date. erica gonzalez reports on his transformation. >> reporter: richard norris' high school prom picture. normal in most standards. then in 1997 a terrible gun accident left the virginia man severely disfigured. >> you can see the individual as he lived for 15 years of his life behind a mask. >> reporter: this is norris after multiple rounds of reconstructive surgery. little did he know that over the last ten years, doctors at the university of maryland had been working on how to perform the most extensive fu...