This , combined with the olfactory receptors in the brain , gave the patient the ability to smell , Siemionow said . 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 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 .