
Holy cow. The advancements in the medical world. Unbelievable.
Patrick Hardison, 41, hasn’t had a “normal” face since 2001. The former volunteer firefighter had his face severely burned almost 15 years ago.
In August, he underwent a facial transplanet surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City. It was successful.
Face transplantHere’s how doctors pulled off the most complicated face transplant ever.
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Here’s a before and after:
Hardison still has a long road to recovery, but so far so good for the former firefighter.
Speaking of super rare face transplants, there’s this tearjerker. The man who received the first full face transplant in America shared a Thanksgiving meal with the sister of his donor.
Prepare yourself. It’s about to get weepy.