Tissue rejection is a problem for many transplant patients, including another high-profile face transplant recipient, Charla Nash, a Connecticut woman who got a new face in 2011 after being mauled by a chimpanzee in 2009. The doctors’ aim in preparing the report was to help improve outcomes for all face transplant patients ― especially those with extensive face and scalp burns like Hardison’s. “Even though I understood the risk of undergoing a face transplant, I never once doubted that it was something I needed to do,” Hardison told HuffPost in an email. Then, on the evening of Aug. 12, 2015, he learned in a phone call from New York City that a donor face was available. “In addition to enjoying better mobility and sleep, Hardison is now able to speak, breathe and eat with less difficulty.

Source: Huffington Post July 28, 2016 11:48 UTC