Isabelle Dinoire

Isabelle Dinoire was the first person to undergo a partial face transplant in November 2005.Reuters: Face Transplants Can Work, Studies Show... (August 22, 2008) She was attacked by her pet Labrador in May of 2005, which resulted in the amputation of her nose, lips, cheeks and chin.New England Journal of Medicine: Outcomes 18 Months after the First...
Since Dinoire's transplant, there have been four other face transplants, including the first in the United States in 2008. Connie Culp, who was shot by her husband, losing her eye, cheeks, jaw, lip and nose, received a transplant of 80% of her face at the Cleveland Clinic.WTOV: Woman Speaks Out After Husband Shoots Her....
Tragic Accident

On May 28, 2005, Dinoire reportedly took an overdose of sleeping pills after stressful incidents. Her Labrador retriever found her sleeping, and in a frantic attempt to wake her, began scratching and mauling her face. The attack left Dinoire with parts of her nose, lips, chin and cheeks missing. The dog was later euthanized.
Transplant

Dinoire received a donated face from a brain-dead 46-year-old woman. Surgeons transplanted the face, as well as bone marrow cells from the donor, to Dinoire in November of 2005. Despite two instances of rejection, including kidney failure, following the surgery, Dinoire recovered, but will be on medications for the rest of her life.
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