World first face transplant: meeting the man who wears 'my brother's face'

When Joshua Aversano was hit and killed in a car accident, his sister Rebekah and her family were asked an impossible question, to donate his face to save the life of another man. Incredibly, they said yes. As a result, Richard Norris is probably the greatest medical miracle in the world right now. Richard is the recipient of the world's first full face transplant.

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