He suffered terrible deformities after a shotgun accident in 1997. Richard Norris has lived the past 16 years as a hermit, hiding behind a mask, and sometimes just out shopping at night.
Despite the difficult life of prejudice over the years, doctors have turned to "be" 37-year-old, performing on his face, one of the most complex transplants in history, giving features, teeth, tongue and jaw new.
And as seen from the pictures, he already has a face, and is trying to start a new life.