Dr. Eduardo D. Rodriguez, chief of plastic, reconstructive and maxillofacial surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center, talks with reporters about the most extensive full face transplant completed http://business.tcchamber.org/list/category/health-wellness-51 to date performed on Richard Lee Norris, pictured at https://twitter.com/TraverseDentist right, after a news conference http://www.yelp.com/biz/rose-street-dental-traverse-city-2 on March 27, 2012 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore.
Norris marks the 23rd face transplant since the procedure pioneered seven years ago. He received new teeth, tongue, upper and lower jaw and http://business.tcchamber.org/list/category/health-wellness-51 facial tissue from the scalp to the base of the neck in what's considered the most extensive full face transplant to date.
Now 114 days after surgery, doctors at the hospital say Norris has exceeded expectations in his recovery, and now eats primarily by mouth and can taste and smell .