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Joanna’s face had deteriorated due to a Neurofibromatosis disease (Picture: EPA)

‘Joanna’ is described as being in a serious but stable condition after the procedure.

Earlier this year Dr Maciejewski and colleagues at Gliwice’s Cancer Centre and Institute of Oncology performed Poland’s first face transplant on a man whose face was torn off by a stone mason’s machine.

His recovery is said to be progressing as expected

Joanna had previously, undergone 35 plastic surgery procedures before the transplant (Picture: EPA)

A young woman left disfigured by a tumour has received a full face transplant.

The 26-year-old, only identified as Joanna, had difficulty chewing, swallowing and talking.

Poland’s Dr Adam Maciejewski, who led 23-hour surgery in only the country’s second such procedure, hopes the transplant of some 80 per cent of skin on her face will give her back those functions.