On June 10, 2007, Carmen Tarleton’s estranged husband broke into her rural Vermont home, beat her with a baseball bat, and doused her with industrial-strength lye.
Doctors called it “the most horrific injury a human being could suffer.”
Media
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New Face Reveal
- CNN: Face Transplant Recipients Goal: Giving a kiss
- Boston Globe: Face transplant recipient reveals new face (video)
- Boston Globe: Face Transplant recipient reveals new look
- Boston Globe: Risky Decision Saved Transplanted Face
- Boston Magazine: Facial Transplant Patient Fights to Keep New Face
- DailyMail
- Valley News: A Great Way to Move Forward
- WCAX
- BBC News
- Huffington Post Canada
- Huffington Post
- ABC News
- NY Daily News
- Fox News Radio
- Yahoo Health
- NewsNet5
- BostInno
- Herald Sun
- The West Australian
- UPI.com
- The Jim Rome Show
- NECN
About the Face Transplant
- MSNBC
- What’s On Ningbo, China
- Washington Times
- Cleveland.com
- WPTZ
- NECN
- Vermont Daily Briefing
- The Boston Globe
- Wryte Stuff.com
- The Herald of Randolph
- Boston Herald
- The Doctors
- BWH Public Affairs
- Boston Herald
- The Telegraph
- NBC News
- ABC News
- CBS News
- The Inquisitr
- KSN-TV
- MassLive
- Examiner
- KpopStarz
- The Union Leader
- Laboratory Equipment
- GlobalPost
- Counsel & Heal
- Salon
- WCAX
- Boston Business Journal
- Vermont Public Radio
- WCVB Boston
- Daily Mail
- GlobalPost
- Exponent-telegram
- Huffington Post
- Newser
- Allvoices
- Fox44abc22yourvoice
- WCAX
- Menopausebarbee
- Valley News
Book Launch
- International Science Times: Lye Attack Victim Forgives Husband In Book
- ABC News: Lye Attack Victim Writes of Blessings, Forgiveness
- Mail Online: ‘I’m so much more blessed now’
About the Attack
- The Doctors Show
- LA Times
- Valley News
- CP N.America Lye Victim Reveals Forgiveness and Blessings Following Horrifying 2-Day Attack
- WCAX- Local Vermont News
Book Signing/Speaking Engagements
- The Caledonian Record
- WIBW
- My FOX Boston
- VPR News
- WMUR
- WHDH
- KSNV, Las Vegas, NV My News 3
- KSTP TV, Minneapolis & St. Paul
Carmen Tarleton from Ben Hood on Vimeo
Carmen’s first post surgery interview on The Doctors (Part 1).
Carmen’s Face Transplant Surgery description on The Doctors.
Carmen talks about her book and being “Blessed” on The Doctors.
Carmen’s First Face Transplant Reveal.
Carmen Discusses Her Full-Face Transplant.
Carmen’s New Chance at Love.
Community shows support for Carmen.

