Spain's face transplant patient 'happy'
Spain's first face transplant patient - the first anywhere to get a new tongue and jaw - is so pleased with his new appearance that he's smiling, hospital officials say.The 43-year-old patient, who underwent the surgery on Tuesday at La Fe hospital in the eastern city of Valencia, may go home in about a week, transplant specialist surgeon Pedro Cavadas said on Saturday. The man lost part of his face more than 10 years ago due to radiotherapy to treat an aggressive tumour. Cavadas said the patient will need to learn to eat and speak intelligibly again after more than a decade of not being able to, but he saw himself in a mirror and was so happy he smiled. ospital officials said on Saturday the patient, whose name has not been released, continues to make good progress.
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