Isabelle Dinoire, the woman who received(01 of17)
Open Image ModalAmiens, FRANCE: Isabelle Dinoire, the woman who received the world\'s first facial face transplant last November in Amiens, northern France, holds a press conference 06 February 2006 at this town\'s hospital. French surgeons said they faced tough ethical questions when they performed the world\'s first partial face transplant on a 38-year-old woman, but decided to go ahead because it was the only way to help the patient. AFP PHOTO DENIS CHARLET (Photo credit should read DENIS CHARLET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DENIS CHARLET via Getty Images)
Isabelle Dinoire, the woman who received(02 of17)
Open Image ModalAmiens, FRANCE: Isabelle Dinoire, the woman who received the world\'s first facial face transplant last November in Amiens, northern France, holds a press conference 06 February 2006 at this town\'s hospital. French surgeons said they faced tough ethical questions when they performed the world\'s first partial face transplant on a 38-year-old woman, but decided to go ahead because it was the only way to help the patient. AFP PHOTO DENIS CHARLET (Photo credit should read DENIS CHARLET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DENIS CHARLET via Getty Images)
Face transplant recipient Isabelle Dinoire speaks at a press(03 of17)
Open Image ModalFRANCE - FEBRUARY 06: Face transplant recipient Isabelle Dinoire speaks at a press conference in Amiens, France, Monday, February 6, 2006. A 38-year-old French woman, who received the first-ever face transplant in November after her nose and lips were disfigured by a dog, appeared today in public for the first time and revealed her identity. (Photo by Gerard Crignier/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Face transplant recipient Isabelle Dinoire speaks at a press(04 of17)
Open Image ModalFRANCE - FEBRUARY 06: Face transplant recipient Isabelle Dinoire speaks at a press conference in Amiens, France, Monday, February 6, 2006. A 38-year-old French woman, who received the first-ever face transplant in November after her nose and lips were disfigured by a dog, appeared today in public for the first time and revealed her identity. (Photo by Gerard Crignier/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Isabelle Dinoire who received the world's first partial face transplant addresses a news conference at Amiens hospital in France in Amiens, France on February 06th, 2006.(05 of17)
Open Image ModalFRANCE - FEBRUARY 06: Isabelle Dinoire who received the world\'s first partial face transplant addresses a news conference at Amiens hospital in Amiens, France on February 06th, 2006. (Photo by Franck CRUSIAUX/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) (credit:Franck CRUSIAUX via Getty Images)
Isabelle Dinoire who received the world's first partial face transplant addresses a news conference at Amiens hospital in France in Amiens, France on February 06th, 2006.(06 of17)
Open Image ModalFRANCE - FEBRUARY 06: Sylvie Testelin (surgeon) and Isabelle Dinoire in Amiens, France on February 06th, 2006. (Photo by Franck CRUSIAUX/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) (credit:Franck CRUSIAUX via Getty Images)
Isabelle Dinoire who received the world's first partial face transplant addresses a news conference at Amiens hospital in France in Amiens, France on February 06th, 2006.(07 of17)
Open Image ModalFRANCE - FEBRUARY 06: Isabelle Dinoire who received the world\'s first partial face transplant addresses a news conference at Amiens hospital in Amiens, France on February 06th, 2006. (Photo by Franck CRUSIAUX/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) (credit:Franck CRUSIAUX via Getty Images)
Isabelle Dinoire, the woman who received(08 of17)
Open Image ModalAmiens, FRANCE: Isabelle Dinoire, the woman who received the world\'s first facial face transplant last November in Amiens, northern France, holds a press conference 06 February 2006 at this town\'s hospital. French surgeons said they faced tough ethical questions when they performed the world\'s first partial face transplant on a 38-year-old woman, but decided to go ahead because it was the only way to help the patient. AFP PHOTO DENIS CHARLET (Photo credit should read DENIS CHARLET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DENIS CHARLET via Getty Images)
(FILES) - Combo of pictures (dated, at L(09 of17)
Open Image Modal(FILES) - Combo of pictures (dated, at L 06 February 2006, at R from November 2006) of French Isabelle Dinoire, 39, a few months after her surgery operation carried out jointly by an Amiens and Lyon team who underwent the world\'s first facial face transplant, and a year later. When Isabelle Dinoire received the transplant, doctors warned she might never be able to kiss again. Now the 40-year-old French woman can eat, speak and smile normally, according to \'Isabelle\'s Kiss,\' a book on her odyssey released this week. Mixing narrative and interviews with Dinoire, the book takes the reader from the day the young woman was rushed to hospital in May 2005 after being disfigured by her dog, to the press conference the following February at which she revealed her new face to the world. AFP PHOTO DENIS CHARLET (L) AFP PHOTO-CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE AMIENRS (CHU AMIENS) (R) (Photo credit should read DENIS CHARLET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DENIS CHARLET via Getty Images)
Isabelle Dinoire who received the world's first partial face transplant addresses a news conference at Amiens hospital in France in Amiens, France on February 06th, 2006.(10 of17)
Open Image ModalFRANCE - FEBRUARY 06: Isabelle Dinoire who received the world\'s first partial face transplant addresses a news conference at Amiens hospital in Amiens, France on February 06th, 2006. (Photo by Franck CRUSIAUX/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) (credit:Franck CRUSIAUX via Getty Images)
Isabelle Dinoire who received the world's first partial face transplant addresses a news conference at Amiens hospital in France in Amiens, France on February 06th, 2006.(11 of17)
Open Image ModalFRANCE - FEBRUARY 06: Isabelle Dinoire who received the world\'s first partial face transplant addresses a news conference at Amiens hospital in Amiens, France on February 06th, 2006. (Photo by Franck CRUSIAUX/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) (credit:Franck CRUSIAUX via Getty Images)
FRANCE FACE TRANSPLANT(12 of17)
Open Image ModalIsabelle Dinoire, the woman who received the world\'s first partial face transplant with a new nose, chin and mouth, in an operation on Nov. 27, 2005, addresses reporters during her first press conference since the transplant at the Amiens hospital, northern France Monday Feb. 6, 2006. The 38-year-old woman was mauled by a dog in May, leaving her with severe facial injuries that her doctors said made it difficult for her to speak and eat. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
FRANCE FACE TRANSPLANT(13 of17)
Open Image Modal** FILE ** Isabelle Dinoire the woman who received a new nose, chin and mouth in a groundbreaking transplant operation on Nov. 27 addresses reporters during her first press conference after the transplant, at the hospital in Amiens, Northern France in this file photo from Feb. 6, 2006. The 38-year-old woman was mauled by a dog in May, leaving her with severe facial injuries that her doctors said made it difficult for her to speak and eat. (AP Photo/Michel Springer FILE) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
FRANCE FACE TRANSPLANT(14 of17)
Open Image ModalIsabelle Dinoire, left, the woman who received the world\'s first partial face transplant last Nov. 27, 2005, looks at a photography of her face taken after surgery, displayed on a screen, as French surgeon Jean-Michel Dubernard, right, looks on, during her first appearance at a press conference since the November surgery at the Amiens Hospital, northern France, Monday Feb. 6, 2006. Dinoire\'s speech was heavily slurred and difficult to understand, but she explained how she was disfigured by a dog bite last year and she thanked the family of the donor who gave her new lips, a chin and nose. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
FRANCE TRANSPLANT(15 of17)
Open Image ModalIsabelle Dinoire (L), who received the world\'s first partial face transplant, looks at a a screen, showing her face immediately after the operation, during a news conference at Amiens hospital in northern France February 6, 2006. Dinoire spoke on Monday for the first time to reporters since her operation, saying she was thankful to have the opportunity for a new start in life. In a 15-hour operation surgeons used tissues, muscles, arteries and veins from a brain-dead woman to rebuild Dinoire\'s face. Dinoire, who was mauled by a dog last May, is from the Lille area in northeastern France. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol (credit:Pascal Rossignol / Reuters)
FRANCE TRANSPLANT(16 of17)
Open Image ModalIsabelle Dinoire who received the world\'s first partial face transplant addresses a news conference at Amiens hospital in northern France February 6, 2006. Dinoire spoke on Monday for the first time to reporters since her operation, saying she was thankful to have the opportunity for a new start in life. In a 15-hour operation surgeons used tissues, muscles, arteries and veins from a brain-dead woman to rebuild Dinoire\'s face. Dinoire, who was mauled by a dog last May, is from the Lille area in northeastern France. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol (credit:Pascal Rossignol / Reuters)
FRANCE(17 of17)
Open Image ModalIsabelle Dinoire (R), who received the world\'s first partial face transplant, attends a news conference with Doctor Sophie Testin at Amiens hospital in northern France February 6, 2006. Dinoire spoke on Monday for the first time to reporters since her operation, saying she was thankful to have the opportunity for a new start in life. [In a 15-hour operation surgeons used tissues, muscles, arteries and veins from a brain-dead woman to rebuild Dinoire\'s face. Dinoire, who was mauled by a dog last May, is from the Lille area in northeastern France.] (credit:Pascal Rossignol / Reuters)