(NECN: Boston) - Doctors at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston are holding an 11 a.m. news conference to discuss the first full face transplant in the country, which was performed at the hospital last week. Brigham and Women's doctors spent 15 hours to replace the facial area of patient Dallas Wiens, including the nose, lips, facial skin, muscles of facial animation and the nerves that power them and provide sensation.

Watch the news conference live on NECN.com.