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Charla's new face: Chimp-attack victim appears at public hearing

Charla Nash, the victim of a horrific attack by a 200-pound chimpanzee, appeared Friday at a Connecticut legal hearing, where officials are deciding whether she can sue the state for $150 million... Speaking clearly and looking remarkably recovered from the disfiguring attack and her 2011 face transplant, Nash spoke exclusively to NBC News about her recovery and her hopes for the future.

Senh: It's better no face, even though it still doesn't look quite right. Still, this is amazing. Good luck to her.

Charla Nash shows off face months after transplant

Chimp attack victim Charla Nash says she's venturing out more after receiving a face transplant six months ago. She told NBC's "Today" show that her donor face has begun molding to her bone structure - and has begun receiving compliments on her appearance.

Senh: It still doesn't look quite right, but it's way better than before. It's too bad they can't she can't regain her sight. It's reassuring that this will only get better and better. And John Woo's "Face/off" is no longer science fiction.

Chimp attack victim says she can face the world

Charla Nash no longer feels like she has to hide in public. Nearly three years after a horrifying attack by a friend’s chimpanzee and the ensuing surgery that gave her a new face, she tells NBC News’ Meredith Vieira that she feels free to go out in the world.

Chimp attack victim gets face transplant in Boston

Doctors at a Boston hospital have performed a full face transplant on the Connecticut woman who was mauled by her friend's pet chimpanzee. Officials at Brigham and Women's Hospital say they performed the transplant on Charla Nash late last month. The surgery team under the leadership of Dr. Bohdan Pomahac (POE-ma-hawk) also performed a double hand transplant on Nash, but the hands failed to thrive and were removed.

Owner of chimp in mauling attack dies

An attorney says Sandy Herold — the Connecticut woman whose chimpanzee mauled and blinded her friend — died Monday night of a ruptured aortic aneurysm.

Chimp attack victim reveals face on Oprah

The Connecticut woman who was mauled by a chimpanzee earlier this year is making her first public appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show."

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