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In this Jan. 25, 2017 photo, face transplant recipient Andy Sandness looks over the Saint Marys Hospital campus at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Sandness, the first to receive a face transplant at the medical center, has the nose, cheeks, mouth, lips, jaw and chin of his donor, Calen &quot;Rudy&quot; Ross. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Twin tragedies give survivor a new face - and a new life

By SHARON COHEN - Associated Press

In this Jan. 24, 2017, photo, face transplant recipient Andy Sandness attends a speech therapy appointment at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. He wasn't allowed to see himself immediately after the surgery. His room mirror and cell phone were removed. When he finally did see his face after three weeks, he was overwhelmed. &quot;Once you lose something that you've had forever, you know what it's like not to have it. ... And once you get a second chance to have it back, you never forget it.&quot; Just having a nose and mouth are blessings, Sandness says. &quot;The looks are a bonus.&quot; (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

AP Exclusive: Twin tragedies give survivor a new face

By SHARON COHEN - Associated Press