The amazing story of Katie Stubblefield: She became the youngest person to receive a face transplant
Katie Stubblefield, the youngest woman in the US to receive a face transplant Katie Stubblefield was just 18 years old when she experienced a severe emotional crisis that led to a suicide attempt. She survived the severe facial injury, but lost most of her facial structure.
Three years later, at the age of 21, she made history as the youngest person in the United States to undergo a full face transplant. The 31-hour operation was performed at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio and is considered one of the most complex procedures in the field of medicine.
The transplant involved large parts of the face: the scalp, eyelids, nose, jaw, gums, teeth, muscles and…
