A man who received the world's most complex face transplant after a gun
accident has now been snapped for the pages of magazine GQ.
Richard Norris was injured in a shotgun accident in 1997 at age 22.
In 2012 Mr Norris underwent a 36-hour operation to receive a new face from
a donor whose organs saved five other patients' lives on the same day.
Mr Norris is still limited in what he can do and is at risk of the donor tissue
being rejected, but has agreed to show the dramatic improvement in his
appearance in the August issue of US GQ.
Mr Norris as a young man shortly before the 1997 accident
He told the magazine that he is seeking to raise awareness for organ
donation, and that he is grateful to the 21-year-old man who donated his
face.
"A drop of hope can create an ocean," Mr Norris, now 39, is quoted as saying.
"But a bucket of faith can create an entire world."
The operation in Maryland is considered the world’s most comprehensive
face transplant.
It involved 100 doctors, scientists and other university medical staff, ranging
from plastic surgeons to craniofacial specialists.

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