She underwent 30 operations prior to the face transplant on December 10, 2008.
When something like this happens, it's no wonder the public does its own face transplant.
What are the contingency plans if a face transplant fails, for example?
Scientists planning for the first face transplant knew it would happen.
To learn more about amazing transplant procedures, take a look at how face transplants work.
We did a podcast some time ago about face transplants.
A face transplant could also raise unrealistic hopes, experts say.
It became the first full face transplant in the world.
A military hospital said it had performed China's first face transplant, which would make the operation only the second of its kind in the world.
He performed the first second and third full face transplants.