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Connie Culp, the first US face transplant recipient, has died of an infection 12 years after her groundbreaking operation – Business Insider Australia

Connie Culp, the first patient in the US to successfully undergo a partial face transplant, has died at age 57, 12 years after the groundbreaking surgery, of an unrelated complication, according to the Associated Press.

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  • Connie Culp, the first patient in the US to receive a partial face transplant, died July 29 of an unrelated infection, according to the Associated Press.
  • The ground-breaking surgery was performed in 2008 at the Cleveland Clinic – Culp had previously had more than 30 surgeries after her husband shot her in the face in 2004 in an attempted murder.
  • A medical team took 22 hours to replace 80% of Culp’s face, after which she was able to talk, smile, and enjoy food ag…

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