(NECN/Brigham and Women's Hospital) - The new face of Charla Nash has been revealed for the first time in photos.
The Connecticut woman was attacked in Stamford in February 2009 by a friend's 200-pound chimpanzee, which ripped off her nose, lips, eyelids and hands. The attack left her blind.
Nash had a face transplant in May at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
57-year-old Nash is now living in a Boston-area nursing home.
This was the third full face transplant performed in the U.S.
Nash's family is suing the estate of the chimpanzee's owner, Sandra Herold, for $50 million and wants to sue the state for $150 million, claiming officials failed to prevent the attack. Herold died last year of an aneurysm.
Brigham and Women's Hospital has released these photos.
