Suicide Survivor Gets ‘Ultimate Second Chance’ After Historic Face Transplant

CLEVELAND (CBS Local) – A young woman who attempted suicide has been given a new lease on life one year after becoming the youngest person to undergo a face transplant in the U.S.
Katie Stubblefield was 18 when she shot herself with a rifle in her Mississippi home. The gunshot destroyed the teen’s face and required extensive surgery to save her life.
After three years of reconstructive surgery and rehab, doctors at the Cleveland Clinic performed a total face transplant on the 21