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VIDEO: Jim Boysen, 55, received the world's first partial skull and scalp transplant at the Houston Methodist Hospital after suffering a large head wound from cancer treatment.
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World's First Skull-Cap Transplant Performed in Texas

Jim Boysen, 55, received the world's first partial skull and scalp transplant at the Houston Methodist Hospital after suffering a large head wound from cancer treatment.

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