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How lucky is that? >> reporter: sheldon fell in love with carmen a few weeks before she got her new face. what about sheldon touched your heart? >> that he was able to see me through my scars at the time. >> i'll be honest with you, a lot of men couldn't handle all this. >> oh, i definitely know that. >> but sheldon -- >> sheldon's different. >> sheldon, when you look at carmen, what do you see? >> i see an incredible woman. i see a woman with a lot of strength, lot of inner beauty and utter beauty. >> reporter: right now, carmen doesn't have much control over her face. can you smile? that's g...

Unit. have you ever seen a burn injury like this? >> never. never seen anything like this. >> reporter: then doctors at brigham and women's hospital came up with an idea. how about taking the face from a woman who died and giving it to carmen? in a 15-hour surgery, doctors replaced carmen's skins, muscles, tendons and nerves with those from the donor. for the first time carmen is revealing her face three months after her surgery. how does it feel from going to having this horribly scarred face to having a face without scars? >> it's, well, it's a gift. i'm thrilled. i'm thrilled with what i've...

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Carmen a few weeks before she got her new face. >> what about sheldon touched your heart. >> that he was able to see me through my scars at the time. >> i'll be honest with you, a lot of men couldn't handle all this. >> oh, i definitely know that. >> but sheldon. >> sheldon's different. >> sheldon when you look at carmen, what do you see? >> i see an incredible woman. i see a woman with a lot of strength, inner beauty and outer beauty. >> reporter: right now carmen doesn't have much control over her face. can you smile? that's great. >> yes. >> a little bit. yes. >> reporter: doctors tell her ...

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