In a medical first, doctors have performed a full face transplant on a black patient, a man from Los Angeles.

Robert Chelsea, 68, is also the oldest patient to undergo the surgery, which was performed at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.

"May God bless the donor and his family who chose to donate this precious gift and give me a second chance," Chelsea said in a statement. "I am overwhelmed with gratitude and feel very blessed to receive such an amazing gift."
"It is vitally important for individuals of all races and ethnicities to consider organ donation, including the donation of external grafts, such as face and hands," Alexandra Glazier, president of the New England Donor Services, said in a statement.

"Unlike internal organs, the skin tone of the donor may be important to finding a match."
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