Robert Chelsea is seen at his home in Los Angeles on June 8, 2018.

Robert Chelsea is seen at his home in Los Angeles on June 8, 2018.

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L.A. man may be 1st African-American to receive facial transplant

A Los Angeles man who suffered extensive burns in a crash told KTLA on Friday that he was raising money to fund a procedure that would make him the first African-American to receive a facial transplant.