Full face transplant 'a success'
A man injured in a shooting accident received the entire facial skin and muscles - including cheekbones, nose, lips and teeth - of a donor.
The man is recovering well after the 22-hour operation, said a spokesperson from Vall d'Hebron University Hospital.
Another 10 face transplants have been carried out around the world, but this is believed to be the most complex.
Hospital spokesperson Bianca Bont told the BBC: "This is the first total face transplant.
"There have been 10 operations of this kind in the world - this is the first to transplant all of the face and some bones of the face."
The man was operated on in March, but details of the operation have only just been revealed.
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He had been left unable to breathe, swallow, or talk properly after an accident five years ago.
He was considered for a full face transplant after nine previous operations failed.
A team of 30 experts carried out the operation on 20 March at the hospital in Barcelona.
The man has since seen himself in the mirror and was calm and satisfied, the leader of the medical team, Joan Pere Barret, told a news conference.
'Achievement'
The first partial face transplant was carried out by doctors in Amiens,
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Isabelle Dinoire, a 38-year-old woman who had been mauled by her dog, received a new nose, chin and lips.
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