A man just became the world’s first patient to have two face transplants
7 years, 2 months ago

A man just became the world’s first patient to have two face transplants

India TV News  

A Frenchman whose body rejected a face transplant has been given a second donor after living nearly two months without a face. The world’s first face transplant was carried out in France 12 years ago and French surgeons have again made medical history by replacing one transplanted face with another. It is the first time in transplant history, doctors have replaced one donor face with another, according to Olivier Bastien of France's biomedicine agency. The recipient, in his 40s, who has not been named, had lived for nearly two months without a face after suffering a rejection of the first transplant.

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US man receives successful face transplant 10 years after suicide attempt
4 months ago

US man receives successful face transplant 10 years after suicide attempt

India Today  

A Michigan man who hadn’t smiled in over a decade now has a new lease on life after receiving a successful face transplant following a suicide attempt which left him severely wounded ten years ago. Although there was little that could be done to help Pfaff, a doctor suggested that the “only option” for him would be a face transplant, …

How US man survived 58 surgeries, and a face transplant to blink, smile, breathe
4 months ago

How US man survived 58 surgeries, and a face transplant to blink, smile, breathe

India Today  

A US man underwent a successful face transplant at Mayo Clinic which lasted more than 50 hours. According to Mayo Clinic, David Pfaff tried to commit suicide during his college years as he was "under a lot of pressure", yet survived a gunshot. The face transplant surgery was performed in February 2024 led by Dr. Samir Mardini, a facial reconstructive …

First African American full-face transplant recipient: ‘I share what I look like’
1 year, 7 months ago

First African American full-face transplant recipient: ‘I share what I look like’

LA Times  

Robert Chelsea waited with his sister to be seated at a restaurant in Los Angeles. “Some of their peers may look like that too underneath their clothing, and they shouldn’t tease others because they don’t know what they went through.” Chelsea has maintained a positive outlook since the crash, but the changes were sometimes difficult for his family to process. …

French Surgeon Behind World's First Face and Hand Transplants Passes Away at 80
3 years, 8 months ago

French Surgeon Behind World's First Face and Hand Transplants Passes Away at 80

News 18  

A pioneering French surgeon who undertook the world’s first successful hand and face transplants has died at the age of 80, a friend told AFP on Sunday. Dubernard led the world’s first hand transplant in September 1998 on a man from New Zealand, creating a sensation in the medical world that brought him global recognition. The National Order of Doctors …

NJ Man Has 'New Chance At Life' After Getting New Face And Hands
4 years, 1 month ago

NJ Man Has 'New Chance At Life' After Getting New Face And Hands

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW YORK — Almost six months after a rare face and hands transplant, Joe DiMeo is relearning how to smile, blink, pinch and squeeze. It’s a tremendous success.” DiMeo will be on lifelong medications to avoid rejecting the transplants, as well as continued rehabilitation to gain sensation and function in his new face and hands. Once it …

New Jersey man gets rare face and hands transplant after car crash
4 years, 1 month ago

New Jersey man gets rare face and hands transplant after car crash

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A 22-year-old man in …

'New chance at life': Man gets face, hands in rare surgery
4 years, 1 month ago

'New chance at life': Man gets face, hands in rare surgery

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It’s a tremendous success.” DiMeo will be on lifelong …

Frenchman becomes first person to undergo two full facial transplants
6 years, 11 months ago

Frenchman becomes first person to undergo two full facial transplants

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Frenchman has become the …

Meet the pioneering surgeon behind life-changing face transplants
8 years, 2 months ago

Meet the pioneering surgeon behind life-changing face transplants

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. …

World's first face transplant recipient, Isabelle Dinoire, dies aged 49 in France
8 years, 6 months ago

World's first face transplant recipient, Isabelle Dinoire, dies aged 49 in France

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A French woman who received …

Face transplant patient says he feels ‘normal’ again after woman donated son’s face
8 years, 7 months ago

Face transplant patient says he feels ‘normal’ again after woman donated son’s face

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A firefighter said he …

Days of sutures past: US man's penis operation highlights future of organ transplants
8 years, 10 months ago

Days of sutures past: US man's penis operation highlights future of organ transplants

Firstpost  

Boston: A 64-year-old cancer patient has received the US’ first penis transplant, a groundbreaking operation that may also help accident victims and some of the many war veterans maimed by roadside bombs. Since the nation’s first successful human organ transplant in 1954, involving a kidney, more than 700,000 organ transplants have been done nationwide. Gorantla said the first US patient, …

US woman meets man who got her dead brother's face in transplant-IndiaTV News
9 years, 9 months ago

US woman meets man who got her dead brother's face in transplant-IndiaTV News

India TV News  

Los Angeles: In an emotional get-together, a woman has met for the first time a man who received her late brother's face in a groundbreaking transplant. Rebekah Aversano visited Richard Norris at his Virginia home and stroked his face — which once belonged to her 21-year-old brother Josh. In one of the most complex face transplants in history, a team …

Waiting for a new face: The transplants changing lives
10 years, 7 months ago

Waiting for a new face: The transplants changing lives

CNN  

Vital Signs is a monthly program bringing viewers health stories from around the world. Story highlights The first face transplant was performed in France in 2005 U.S. has approved policies that will make it easier to find donors Scientists are developing techniques that will reduce risk of transplant rejection CNN — “These types of patients have such disfigurement beforehand they …

Face transplants thriving 2 years after operations
11 years, 3 months ago

Face transplants thriving 2 years after operations

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — The first full-face transplant patients in the U.S. are growing into their new appearances — literally. Medical imaging shows new blood vessel networks have formed, connecting transplanted skin with the patients’ facial tissue, a finding that may help improve future face transplant surgeries, doctors announced Wednesday. Imaging studies on Wiens and two other full-face transplants done at the …

US man injured in gun accident gets new face, teeth and jaw
12 years, 11 months ago

US man injured in gun accident gets new face, teeth and jaw

The Independent  

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Surgeons Perform First Triple Limb, Face Transplant in Turkey
13 years, 2 months ago

Surgeons Perform First Triple Limb, Face Transplant in Turkey

India TV News  

Ankara, Jan 22: A medical team at a hospital in southern Turkey performed the country's first ever full face transplant on Saturday. At the same time, medics at the hospital also made history by performing the world's first triple limb transplant, attaching two arms and one leg of the same donor to a 34-year-old man, an official said. "Today, Akdeniz …

First Full Face Transplant In US
13 years, 10 months ago

First Full Face Transplant In US

India TV News  

Boston, Massachusetts, May 10 : The United States' first full face transplant recipient on Monday made his first public appearance since the 15-hour procedure in March. "It feels natural," said the 25-year-old Fort Worth, Texas, man, who received a new nose, lips, skin, muscle and nerves from an anonymous donor. "The most fun part is to see the next six …

First Full-Face Transplant Recipient In U.S. Returning Home
13 years, 10 months ago

First Full-Face Transplant Recipient In U.S. Returning Home

NPR  

First Full-Face Transplant Recipient In U.S. Returning Home Enlarge this image toggle caption Lightchaser Photography/Brigham and Women's Hospital Lightchaser Photography/Brigham and Women's Hospital Dallas Wiens says when he woke up after surgery in March, he asked a nurse if he could touch his new face. Since Wiens' operation in mid-March, Brigham and Women's surgeons have done another full-face transplant on …

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