Man receives face transplant decade after shooting himself in the face

A 30-year-old Michigan man is among a few dozen people to receive a successful face transplant. Derek Pfaff now has a new face -- a decade after attempting to take his own life by shooting himself in the face. After 58 facial reconstructive surgeries, Pfaff was given the opportunity to get a face transplant. The surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota involved a team of at least 80 health care professionals. It took more than 50 hours. The team removed the face of a donor, then surgically implanted the donor tissue onto Pfaff.