Bear-Attack Victim Gets Successful Face Transplant

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By Eliza Strickland
Aug 22, 2008 5:27 PMJul 19, 2023 6:30 PM

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Two years after receiving a dramatic face transplant, a Chinese man who was mauled by bear can eat, drink, and talk normally, doctors reported. Another patient, a Frenchman who suffered from a rare genetic disease that deforms the face, received a similar transplant one year ago and can now smile and blink, proving that the brain is restoring facial nerve connections.

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