Vall d'Hebron hospital in Barcelona claims it has carried out a world-first . Reconstructed a man's lower face and neck in a 27-hour-long operation . He had facial deformities , speech and vision problems and risk of bleeding . Team of 45 medical staff carried out the procedure in 2005 .
Vall d'Hebron hospital in Barcelona claims it has carried out a world-first . Reconstructed a man's lower face and neck in a 27-hour-long operation . He had facial deformities , speech and vision problems and risk of bleeding . Team of 45 medical staff carried out the procedure in February .