Chimp attack Charla talks about face transplant
Charla Nash, the woman who received severe injuries after being attacked by a chimp, has spoken about her face transplant.
In a documentary to be shown on Channel 5 in the UK, Nash tells the story of how she lost most of her facial features, her ears and both hands during the 2009 attack from chimp Travis.
After undergoing transplant surgery in June 2011 during a 20-hour operation, Charla now has a new face, though she will need to take drugs for the rest of her life to help prevent her body rejecting the new tissue.
You can see the full story in Extraordinary People: The Woman Who Lost Her Face – Thursday 26th November at 9pm on Channel 5.
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