Charla Nash, the woman who was mauled last year by her friend’s 200-pound chimpanzee, Travis, has received a full face transplant, the third such surgery performed in the US, at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital:
Nash’s face was rebuilt last month by a medical team of more than 30 physicians, nurses, anesthesiologists and residents, the hospital announced on Friday.
Working for more than 20 hours, the team replaced Nash’s nose, lips, facial skin, muscles of facial animation and nerves.
It’s not all good news:
The hospital said a double hand transplant was also attempted, but the hands did not thrive and were removed.