50K views · 423 reactions | Incredible. Watch how a team of 11 Cleveland Clinic surgeons and multiple specialists performed a face transplant on the youngest patient in the U.S. -- a 21-year-old woman named Katie. https://wb.md/2vW4Vc4 | WebMD | Facebook

The first face transplant was performed in 2005. Since then, only about 50 face transplants have been done in the entire world. It’s a complex surgery that requires all the expertise a surgeon can bring to the table. It can also be life-changing for patients. On the Health Matters podcast, we talked Dr. Samir Mardini, a facial plastic surgeon who performed Mayo Clinic’s first-ever face transplant, and Andy Sandness, the recipient of that transplant. https://mayocl.in/3HRQQnU | Mayo Clinic