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Various Dallas C. Wiens walking in front of his house2. Colour photograph of Wiens before his injury3. SOUNDBITE: Dallas C. Wiens, face transplant candidate\"This is actually the extent of the...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eFort Worth, Texas, US, October 18, 2010\u003cbr/\u003e1. Various Dallas C. Wiens walking in front of his house\u003cbr/\u003e2. Colour photograph of Wiens before his injury\u003cbr/\u003e3. SOUNDBITE: Dallas C. Wiens, face transplant candidate\u003cbr/\u003e\"This is actually the extent of the injuries. My right eye is actually covered up by the amazing surgery that doctor Jeffrey Janis and Matthew Ecker performed.\"\u003cbr/\u003e4. Close up of computer screen showing photo of Wiens after his injury\u003cbr/\u003e5. SOUNDBITE: Dr. Jeffrey Janis, chief of plastic surgery at Parkland Health and Hospital System\u003cbr/\u003e\"At one point after all the dead tissue was removed the tissue that was burned that's not coming back alive, this is what he looked like and you can see he's got no eye on the left side, the eye on the right side doesn't work, he's got no identifiable facial features, his nose is gone, cheeks, lips, his teeth, those are all gone.\"\u003cbr/\u003e6. Close of computer screen showing photograph of Wiens in hospital after injury\u003cbr/\u003e7. SOUNDBITE: Dallas C. Wiens, transplant candidate\u003cbr/\u003e\"They did 20 surgeries to my face to my skeleton and then Dr. Jeffery Janis and Dr. Matthew Ecker came in as plastic surgeons and removed muscular tissue from my back and transplanted that over my face.\" \u003cbr/\u003e8. Close up of monitor showing patient 13 months after injury\u003cbr/\u003e9. SOUNDBITE: Dr. Jeffrey Janis, chief of plastic surgery, Parkland Health and Hospital System\u003cbr/\u003e\"This is the point to where modern reconstructive surgery would have ended if this was three ago, five years ago. But now we're talking about face transplantation, so you can take a devastating burn injury like what you've seen and now you can make even better than this. \u003cbr/\u003e10. Various of Wiens doing push ups\u003cbr/\u003e11. SOUNDBITE: Dr. Jeffrey Janis, chief of plastic surgery at Parkland Health and Hospital System\u003cbr/\u003e\"Once we knew he was going to survive the injury then as his reconstructive surgeon I took him as far as I would say modern medicine could take somebody. I transferred tissue, disconnected muscles, reconstructed skin, and brought him to the point where he could leave the hospital. Since then he's been living at home, however, if this was five years ago that really would have been the end of the story. The fact that he is on a transplant list is really very novel, very cutting edge, this is something as I've said is not performed on a routine basis but does represent the future of what might be performed not only for patients like him but a lot of other patients who may even have lesser injuries.\"\u003cbr/\u003e14. Mid shot of Wiens walking with white stick\u003cbr/\u003e15. SOUNDBITE: Dallas C. Wiens, transplant candidate\u003cbr/\u003e\"Once they reconnect the nerves though it will not be instantaneous and there's a lot of therapy involved in regaining that mobility and that feeling, I will eventually gain feeling in my face again and at present I have none aside from the exterior on the parameter of my face I do have some right near where the rest of my skin is but anything in the interior, I have no sensation.\"\u003cbr/\u003e16. Colour head and shoulders photograph of Wiens in uniform\u003cbr/\u003e17. SOUNDBITE: Dr. Jeffrey Janis, chief of plastic surgery at Parkland Health and Hospital System\u003cbr/\u003e\"The fact that he's even available and alive and walked out of a hospital to be put on this list is a story in and of itself. When he first came in this was one of the most devastating injuries that anybody has ever seen, myself included, plus the head of the burn unit at that time who was the head for 25 years said that this was one of the worst burn injuries he had ever seen in his entire career where the patient survived. \u003cbr/\u003e18. Close up of computer screen showing photograph of Wiens in hospital after injury\u003cbr/\u003e19. SOUNDBITE: Dallas C. Wiens, face transplant candidate\u003cbr/\u003e\"When I was told that I was officially on the waiting list is the day it truly sank in and I'm a little nervous as you can expect with any major procedure like this, I am extremely excited over the possibility of just having a normal life back, that would be, there's no words to describe what it would be like.\"\u003cbr/\u003e20. Colour family group photograph before Weins's injury\u003cbr/\u003e21. SOUNDBITE: Dallas C. Wiens, transplant candidate\u003cbr/\u003e\"My motivation other than my daughter which is my prime motivation is my faith. I see everyday now as a challenge that I am wilfully meeting as well as this is an opportunity for hope and joy that I never knew. I'm happier now than I think I've ever been in my life.\"\u003cbr/\u003e22. Wiens walking away on garden path\u003cbr/\u003eA man who lost his entire face after suffering horrific burns has become eligible for a full face transplant thanks to a reform of US health laws.\u003cbr/\u003eDallas C. Wiens is hoping to become the third American to undergo such surgery.\u003cbr/\u003e25 year old Dallas Wiens bravely shows his face in public.\u003cbr/\u003eDespite his horrific burn injuries he's more hopeful than ever.\u003cbr/\u003eThat's because doctors have told him he is eligible to have a complex and costly face transplant.\u003cbr/\u003eA change in federal laws means his treatment costs will be met by his family's health insurance.\u003cbr/\u003eThe Department of Defense will pay for the cost of surgery. It's underwriting the transplant with the hope of eventually being able to help soldiers with severe facial injuries\u003cbr/\u003eAlthough doctors were able to transfer skin and muscle from Wiens' back and thighs onto his charred skull, he still doesn't have lips or a nose.\u003cbr/\u003eAlthough his eyes are covered by skin, hospital photographs show just how far he's come since the accident which burned away his face two years ago.\u003cbr/\u003eWiens has already had more than twenty operations and completed dozens of physical and psychological tests at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.\u003cbr/\u003eThe hospital is one of just two U.S. centres able to perform the procedure.\u003cbr/\u003ePlastic surgeon Dr. Jeffrey Janis of Parkland Health and Hospital System has supervised his treatment so far.\u003cbr/\u003eJanis says \"you can see he's (Wiens) got no eye on the left side, the eye on the right side doesn't work, he's got no identifiable facial features, his nose is gone, cheeks, lips, his teeth, those are all gone.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAccording to Janis \"this is the point modern reconstructive surgery would have ended if this was three ago, five years ago. But now we're talking about face transplantation, so you can take a devastating burn injury like what you've seen and now you can make even better than this.\" \u003cbr/\u003eJanis is pleased with Wiens' progress so far.\u003cbr/\u003eBut he says a few years ago this would have been the sum total of all they could do for him.\u003cbr/\u003eAccording to Janis \"if this was five years ago that really would have been the end of the story. The fact that he is on a transplant list is really very novel, very cutting edge, this is something as I've said is not performed on a routine.\"\u003cbr/\u003eWiens understands that even after the transplant he will have to undergo months of healing.\u003cbr/\u003eBut it means that he will have feeling in his face for the first time.\u003cbr/\u003eHe says \"though it will not be instantaneous and there's a lot of therapy involved in regaining that mobility and that feeling, I will eventually gain feeling in my face again and at present I have none aside from the exterior on the parameter of my face\".\u003cbr/\u003eWiens has no memory of the November 2008 accident that took his face. \u003cbr/\u003eHe was working as a decorating contractor with his brother and uncle when it happened.\u003cbr/\u003eWiens was painting a church high above the ground on a boom lift when he hit a power line.\u003cbr/\u003eHe was in a coma for three months and spent a total of six months at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas.\u003cbr/\u003eA smooth layer of skin now covers where his eyes and nose once were and he has learned to get around with the help of a walking stick. \u003cbr/\u003eDespite having no lips, or teeth he speaks with a strong, clear voice. \u003cbr/\u003eJanis says \"the fact that he's even available and alive and walked out of a hospital to be put on this list is a story in and of itself. When he first came in this was one of the most devastating injuries that anybody has ever seen, myself included.\"\u003cbr/\u003eFor Wiens the greatest hope he has is to lead as normal a life as he can.\u003cbr/\u003eHe says his three year old daughter _ who refers to his facial deformity as his \"boo boo\" _ and his faith have kept him motivated and given him a purpose, although he says he's a little nervous at the thought of the transplant, but he's very excited too.\u003cbr/\u003eHe says \"I see every day as a challenge, an opportunity for hope and joy. 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