She is the third person at Brigham and Women 's Hospital to receive a full face transplant ; Dallas Wiens was the first in the United States to have such a surgery in March , also at the hospital . Charla Nash was attacked by a chimpanzee in 2009 . The chimp bit her on the arm and leg before she managed to get away from it. Her brother calls the results `` miraculous ''
Charla Nash was attacked by a chimpanzee in 2009 . The chimp bit her on the arm and leg before she managed to get away from it. Her brother calls the results `` miraculous ''