Carmen blandin tarleton wiki

BOSTON — For the second time in a decade, a New Hampshire woman has a new face.

Carmen Blandin Tarleton, whose face was disfigured in an attack by her ex-husband, became the first American and only the second person globally to undergo the procedure after her first transplant began to fail six years after the operation.

Carmen Blandin Tarleton was brutally attacked in June of by her ex-husband.

Carmen Blandin Tarleton was brutally attacked in June of by her ex-husband.

Carmen Tarleton is blind, with burns over 80% of her body and one ear gone.

Carmen Blandin is an American woman who underwent a full face transplant at Brigham Hospital on May 1st, She wrote about her experiences.

Carmen Blandin Tarleton, 44, suffered horrific burns to most of her body when she was doused with industrial strength lye - also know as sodium hydroxide.

Carmen Blandin Tarleton became one of the first people in the world to receive a full facial transplant.

The transplant from an anonymous donor took place at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital in July.

The 52-year-old former nurse is expected to resume her normal routine, which all but ended when the first transplant failed a year ago.

"I'm elated," Tarleton told The Associated Press, in an exclusive telephone interview from her home in Manchester.

She is still healing from the operation so photos are not being made available of her new face.

"The pain I had is gone," she said. "It's a new chapter in my life.

Carmen Blandin Tarleton was born to her father and mother in in California, USA. Hence, her age is 51 years old, as of

I've been waiting for almost a year. I'm really happy. It's what I needed. I got a great match." 

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