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Time line of transplant milestones

Brigham and Women’s Hospital surgeons made history on March 22, 2011, by performing the first full face transplant in the United States, attaching a donor's face to Dallas Wiens, 25, (shown) who suffered severe burns in a horrific electrical accident in 2008. Here's a look at other history-making transplants.
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Brigham and Women’s Hospital surgeons made history on March 22, 2011, by performing the first full face transplant in the United States, attaching a donor's face to Dallas Wiens, 25, (shown) who suffered severe burns in a horrific electrical accident in 2008.

Here's a look at other history-making transplants.