These photographs released March 27, 2012 by the University of Maryland Medical Center show before and after images of full face transplant recipient 37-year-old Richard Lee Norris of Hillsville, Virginia, who was injured in a 1997 gun accident. The University of Maryland released details March 27, 2012 of the most extensive full face transplant completed to date, including both jaws, teeth, and tongue. The 36-hour operation occurred on March 19-20, 2012 at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center and involved a multi-disciplinary team of faculty physicians from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and a team of over 150 nurses and professional staff. (Photo credit: AFP/Getty Images)