First picture of man's new face

Face transplant: Oscar
12 April 2012

The man who received the world's first full face transplant today faced the cameras.

Known only as Oscar, the 31-year-old was accompanied by his sister at a press conference in Spain.

She said Oscar, was looking forward to "walking down the street without anyone looking at him". His injuries were sustained in a shooting accident.

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