“I go out all the time with my family, my friends, my little girl. I don't to worry about what anyone else is going to think," said 26-year old Dallas Wiens, the nation's first recipient of a full facial transplant.

In 2008, Wiens' head hit a high-voltage electrical wire in Fort Worth, Texas, leaving him without any facial features. Monday marks the first anniversary of his life-changing facial transplant operation at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Take a look at how Wiens looks now and how he feels about life after surgery.

And last month, another transplant recepient, Richard Lee Norris, received a face transplant surgery to heal his gunshot wounds.  See how he's recovering in this "gotta watch" video clip.

Face transplant patient reflects on life

One year ago, a team of nearly 30 doctors in Boston performed a 17-hour surgery on Dallas Wiens. The full facial transplant recipient said the best part of life after surgery is his renewed relationship with his daughter.

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Groundbreaking face transplant surgery

Dallas Wiens' story comes just days after an extensive face transplant at the University of Maryland, where 37-year-old Richard Lee Norris is now recovering. The Virginia man was injured in a gun accident and had been wearing a mask for years to cover his facial injuries.

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