. >> reporter: the nation's first full facial transplant will restore dallas wiens' face.d beyond recognition. >> i lost my left eye, all my teeth. what you see is actually bone. >> reporter: it took more than 30 doctors 15 hours to try to restore the young father's face. doctors transplanted a nose, lips, skin, muscles and nerves that will give wiens skin sensation. >> the tissues are molded on a new person and in this case the way the eyes will look will not resemble either what he used to be or the donor. >> reporter: the new federal health care law in the u.s. helped to pay for the surgery. he's only 25 and while uninsured, he's now able to be covered under his father's plan. the operation took place last week, but the exact day isn't being revealed to protect the privacy of the donor family. >> we offer our most sincere and heartfelt thanks to the family who gave dallas this most precious gift. you will forever remain in our hearts and prayers and we are grateful for your selflessness. >> reporter: wiens says he hasn't been depressed about his deformity, but he misses

. >>> byron wien is a wall street legend famous for his list of ten surprise. he joins me right now to talk more about all of the issues of the day. byron, it's great to have you on the program. >> always good to be here. >> thank you so much for joining us. let me begin with this terrible earthquake in japan. what economic impact do you expect this is going to have? i mean, it's having an impact we see worldwide both long and short-term. so what is your take on this? >> well, japan's a third largest economy in the world. this is clearly going to affect the economy there. it's obviously affecting the mood and attitude of investors there. so i don't think you can assume this is something that is going to go away in a few days. that's the bad news. the good news is it wasn't in a key economic area. it wasn't like it was in tokyo or kobe. so my view is that it's an important event, but it doesn't have long-lasting significance. >> meanwhile, this week we saw the two-year anniversary of the recent -- >> right. who would have thought. >> exactly. we've been on this

this is how dallas wiens looked before his accident. most of his features in 2008 when his head touched a high voltage wire. well, last week he received a new nose, lips, skin, muscles and nerves thanks to an anonymous donor and the transplant team at brigham and women's hospital in boston. well, wiens says to them he hopes now he'll be able to feel his 4-year-old daughter's kisses. >>> and coming up, are you an older or a younger sibling? what that might say about intelligence, success, health. desperate for nighttime heartburn relief? for many, nexium helps relieve heartburn symptoms caused by acid reflux disease. talk to your doctor about your risk for osteoporosis-related bone fractures if you take multiple daily doses of nexium for a long time. possible side effects include headache, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. other serious stomach conditions may still exist. talk to your doctor about nexium. if you can't afford your medication, astrazeneca may be able to help. toi switched to a complete0, multivitamin with more. only one a day

. >> reporter: dallas wiens arrived at brigham women's hospital ready to make medical history.r-old became the recipient of first full facial transplant in the u.s. >> to see a face there now after the way he was before, but he looks great. >> reporter: in 2008 the texas man was electrocuted and severely burned after a cherry picker he was working in hit a live wire. the surgery took 15 hours and required a team of 30 doctors and nurses to attach an anonymous donor's nose, lips, facial skin, muscles, nerves and bones. >> he's a perfectly normal man from neck down. and his missing face and everything that brings that to life, so i think it will give him a new chance to reintegrate with his daughter, to be able to live a fulfilling life. >> reporter: wiens was blinded in the accident and remains so. a major goal of the surgery is to regain sensation in his face so he can feel the cuddles with his 4-year-old daughter, scarlet. >> he never mentioned about, you know, i'll look better or i won't be as embarrassed going out into public because that never did bother him going out into

. >> 25-year-old dallas wiens arrives at a boston hospital with his grandfather, ready for pioneering surgery. an accident two years ago left the young father live without glitz, nose, or eyebrows. -- left the young father blind without lips, knows, or eyebrows. he wants to field his daughter kiss him. >> i could feel pressure. so, when she kisses me, i can feel some pressure, but i cannot really feel her kidss. >> the 15-hour operation involved a huge cast of doctors, nurses, and staff. here we see the donor tissue arriving from an unknown donor. the lead surgeon said the operation went well. >> dallas is doing great. he is meeting all the miles tons we expect. we were not able to restore his vision. >> he has been on the cell phone with his family and has been talking. he requires minimal care at this time. most of the tubes have been removed. >> this is not the first full face transplant attended. last year in spain, this man known as oscar, had his face replaced after a shooting accident. both will have to use drugs throughout their lives to stop their bodies in rejecting the new

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