First successful partial face transplant

Isabelle Dinoire (France) underwent the first partial face transplant at Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France, on 27 November 2005. Ms Dinoire was left with severe facial disfigurement after her cross-labrador pet dog ripped off her nose, lips and chin trying to wake her after she accidentally overdosed on pills in May 2005. Surgeons worked through the night to remove the skin, fat and some blood vessels from the braindead donor and then placed them over the Ms Dinoire's skull and muscle before re-connecting the blood vessels. The operation was led by Professor Jean-Michel Dubernard (France), who carried out the first hand transplant in 1998. Ms Dinoire was aged 38 during her operation.