You could call them medical miracles – the stories behind 6 of the world's most astonishing face transplant operations are incredibly moving.
Anger, happiness, confusion, sadness, excitement, bewilderment, embarrassment – thousands of nerves in our faces work together to communicate every emotion we feel – and we take them all for granted.
To lose a face not only has its physical implications, but it impacts a person's mental and psychological wellbeing. But such complex treatment was available like today, plastic surgery was limited to those coming back from the battlefield, with a heavy focus on reconstructing and treating severely burnt skin.