Face transplant patients can now eat solid food , drink , breathe out of nose . The patient received her new face in one day from a donor cadaver in December . Skin on surface of a person 's body is not large enough to cover a face and scalp . Doctor : Social reincorporation is as important as the face transplant itself .
Face transplant recipient can now eat solid foods , smell , breathe out of nose . The patient received her new face in one graft from a donor cadaver in December . Skin on surface of a person 's back is not large enough to cover a face and scalp . Doctor : Social reincorporation is as important as the face transplant itself .