MADRID — A Spanish man who underwent a partial face transplant hugged his surgeon Tuesday and expressed gratitude to the donor’s family as he appeared in public for the first time since the January ...

A Spanish man who underwent a partial face transplant hugged his surgeon and expressed gratitude to the donor's family as he appeared in public for the first time since the January operation. The ...

The patient named only as Rafael said, "I am full of joy and happiness. I want to thank the family of the donor and the medical team." Rafael was the second person in Spain and the ninth in the world ...

A team of surgeons has carried out the world's first full-face transplant on a young Spanish farmer unable to breathe or eat on his own since accidentally shooting himself in the face five years ago.