21-year-old becomes youngest U.S. face transplant recipient

21-year-old becomes youngest U.S. face transplant recipient

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11th Grade - University

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The video tutorial describes a complex medical case involving a severe facial injury caused by a bullet. The patient underwent extensive reconstructive surgery at the Cleveland Clinic, where surgeons crafted a new nasal passage and rebuilt her jaw and skull using bone grafts and titanium. A distraction device was used to realign her eyes. Eventually, a suitable donor was found, and a facial transplant was performed, involving the connection of nerves and blood vessels in a 31-hour procedure.

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