HOW A MAN WAS REBORN AFTER A FACE TRANSPLANT”see him today

**”Richard Norris: How a Man Was Reborn After a Life-Changing Face Transplant”**

Richard Norris’s story is one you’ll never forget. In 1997, a tragic gunshot wound left his face so severely injured that it was completely unrecognizable.

For many years, Richard lived in the shadow of his former self—he only left his house at night, hid his face behind masks, and avoided the gaze of others.

Every human glance that fell upon him seemed to deepen the pain of his injury.

But in March 2012, something happened that would later be hailed as a medical miracle.

At the University of Maryland, surgeons performed the largest face transplant in history—a groundbreaking operation that lasted 36 hours.

Almost everything was replaced: jaw, tongue, skin, and muscles. Only his eyes and the back of his throat remained untouched.

The donor was 21-year-old Joshua Aversano, who died in a car accident.