Dr. Bodhan Pomahac (at podium), with his surgical team, speaks to reporters Wednesday regarding the face transplant of Carmen Blandin Tarleton (pictured left) at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Tarleton underwent the surgery earlier this month. Tarleton, 44, of Thetford, Vt., was attacked by her former husband in 2007. He doused her with industrial strength lye. She suffered chemical burns over 80 percent of her body. The mother of two wrote a book about her experience that describes her recovery. (ASSOCIATED PRESS / Charles Krupa)
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