BOSTON (WHDH) - A New England woman who underwent a face transplant in 2013 is now dealing with a serious setback.

Carmen Blandin Tarleton, suffered serious injury after her estranged husband broke into her rural Vermont home, beat her with a baseball bat, and doused her with industrial-strength lye.

Six years later, Tarleton underwent a face transplant but now, doctors are saying she may need a second one.

According to her doctors, her body is rejecting the face causing some of the tissue to die.

“The clinical team remains focused on maintaining Carmen’s quality of life,” a spokesperson for Brigham and Women’s Hospital said in a statement. “The team is grateful for Carmen’s partnership and for her commitment to the face transplant program.”

Tarleton is a musician, author and public speaker.

 

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