Tekertin.com - Happiness extraordinary experienced by Dallas Wiens (26), the man who successfully underwent facial transplantation as a whole for the first time in the United States. Wiens who now have a new face, appeared in public for the first time on Tuesday (05/11/2011), since undergoing surgery due to a terrible accident in 2008.
With her new appearance, he was optimistic. He also can not wait to feel the back hug kiss from her daughter who was 4 years old.
"I was 26 years old, still a lot of time left to live. He actually told me, 'Dad, you're gorgeous'. For him, I'm still a father. That's what makes the extraordinary," Wiens said in a press conference.
To get the current conditions, Wiens has been a long journey and heavy. He had to undergo facial surgery to tens of times, and conditioned by a team of doctors in medical coma for about 90 days. Understandably, the Wiens face had sunk abysmally due to high voltage electric current struck when painting a church.
Dr. Bohdan Pomahac, director of the burn unit of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston USA states, although the shape of the face Wiens has now been almost perfect, but the function of muscles and nerves in his face is not fully normal. Pomahac who became chief operating team is very optimistic in facial nerve function Wiens will continue to improve from day to day.
Wiens also remain in a state of blind can not see the alias. Doctors put a pair of fake eyeballs that appear on the face Wiens wearing sunglasses when presented to the public.
"Face it feels natural. It has become mine," said Wiens spoke with an accent still chaotic but understandable.
In mid-March, the team of doctors operated on Wiens with multiple organ donor transplants. Wiens received donations forehead, nasal structure, nose, lips and facial skin. Team doctors also do the transplant the muscles and nerves so Wiens can feel the return of sensation and movement in her face.
"When I woke up, I can feel again some parts - eyes, nose and mouth. I even had to say this is medically impossible, however, the proof I am here today," said Wiens.
The new face Wiens did not resemble the original first. This is because in her new appearance has embedded a lot of components such as skin, fat, muscle and bone. Transplanted elements combined with the original skull Wiens became a unique combination of his face now.
The only characteristic of the original face Wiens is not lost is his beard. When he was treated in the ICU, Wiens was adamant it wants to keep his beard. Uniquely, in the face Wiens now growing hair and vase that complements the new look.
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