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Face transplant recipient Dallas Wiens speaks at a press conference in Boston, Massachusetts on May 9, 2011. (credit: Adam Hunger/AFP/Getty Images)

Texan With Full-Face Transplant Gets Married

A Texan who became the first in the nation to receive a full face transplant recipient after a 2008 power line accident has wed another burn victim he met at a support group.

2013/03/30

Face Transplant Man Grateful For Guide Dog

A North Texas man who, in 2011, became the nation’s first full face transplant recipient has thanked the Southlake Lions Club for helping him get a guide dog.

2012/12/05

Fort Worth resident Dallas Wiens, 26, before and after a full face transplant procedure at Brigham and Women's Hospital. (credit: brighamandwomens.org)

Face Transplant Patient Can Feel Daughter’s Kisses

A North Texas man who had a face transplant a year ago says now he can feel his daughter’s kisses. Dallas Wiens of Fort Worth was at a Boston hospital Monday to follow up with his transplant team.

2012/04/02

Face Transplant Recipient Soon Getting Guide Dog

Dallas Wiens is proof you can overcome almost anything. The Fort Worth resident lost his face to a horrible accident and recently became the first in this country to receive a face transplant.

2011/09/26