The video of the woman, Charla Nash, was broadcast on the “Today” show on NBC; the photographs appeared in Hearst Connecticut Newspapers.

Ms. Nash, 57, had a face transplant in May at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. She did not appear in person on “Today” because, family members said, she was too weak for an interview. The video was recorded in the hospital; in it, she indicated that she was able to smile and smell. She is also able to eat.