In March 2019, DiMeo spoke with Rodriguez, who brought up the possibility of a face and hands transplant. "I liked his attitude — he's a really down-to-earth guy," DiMeo says of Rodriguez.

Indeed, “Now I’m just a normal guy,” Hardison says ... on Patrick Hardison and his life since the first extensive face transplant, pick up the new issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands everywhere ...

an extraordinary addition to a face transplant — although it’s far too soon to know if the man will ever see through his new left eye. An accident with high-voltage power lines had destroyed ...

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The face transplant procedure was led by Dr. Samir Mardini a facial reconstructive and facial reanimation surgeon and surgical director of Mayo Clinic’s Reconstructive Transplant Program.

One of the French face transplant recipients was a man who had a genetic disorder that created large tumors on his face. The other French patient had been bitten by a dog. The Chinese patient had ...

Joe DiMeo, 22, received the double hand and face transplant in August 2020 (Image: NYU Langone) An American man has undergone the world’s first successful face and double hand transplant from ...

(CNN)-- Doctors at a Boston hospital expressed optimism Friday that a man not yet fully awake after undergoing the second partial face transplant in the nation would recover fully. "The operation ...

After 58 surgeries that kept him alive but disfigured, Derek underwent a transplant at Mayo Clinic in the United States in February that replaced 85% of his face with donor bone, tissue and skin.

The face transplant is not a first option ... What do you know about your donor? He’s a great guy. He really was. He wanted to become a police officer. He had a tragic accident.