Warning: Graphic images below. When Dallas Wiens was in his early twenties, he was painting the outside of a church when his head hit a high-voltage wire. Most of his face was burned off on contact; what was left was mostly destroyed through multiple surgeries to save his life. "He was left without lips, eyes, ears, and a nose," writes Janon Fisher in Adweek. For two years, he lived without a face, with just a small opening where his mouth had once been. Then he qualified for a full facial transplant at Brigham & Women's Hospital — the first such surgery in the country. Now, after his 15-hour transplant, follow-up surgeries, and years of rehabilitation, Wiens has a full, rich life...
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