article_snippet: The U.S. military paid for Charla Nash's full face transplant in 2011 and is underwriting Charla Nash follow-up treatment at a combined cost estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, in the hope that some of the things it learns can help young, seriously disfigured soldiers returning from war.
article_snippet: The U.S. military paid for Charla Nash's full face transplant in 2011 and is underwriting Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital follow-up treatment at a combined cost estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars .
article_snippet: About 35 full or partial face transplants have been performed worldwide since the first one was done in France in 2005.
article_snippet: Of those, about 50 or 60 might be candidates for a face transplant, Pfister said.
article_snippet: The Pentagon is providing grants to 14 medical facilities across the U.S. through The Pentagon hand and face transplantation program.
highlights_snippet: The U.S. military paid for a full face transplant for the 61-year-old in 2011 .
  
highlights_snippet: The U.S. military is funding follow-up treatment costing hundreds of thousands of dollars .
  