World's first face transplant patient dies at age 49 The French woman who received the world's first partial face transplant after her pet Labrador attacked her and disfigured has died at the age of 49. The mother of 2 had the surgery in 2005 by doctors Bernard Devauchelle and Jean-Michel Dubernard and died 11 years after the surgery that set the stage for dozens of other transplants all around the world. http://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2016/09/worlds-first-face-transplant-patient.html