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 hospital in 2011 show that a network of new blood vessels had formed just a year after the operations. The finding could eventually shorten the operating time for future face transplants, radiologist Dr. Frank Rybicki said. The operations can take up to 30 hours and include attaching spaghetti-thin arteries in the patients’ existing tissue to the donor face, but the findings suggest attaching only two facial or neck arteries instead of several is sufficient, he said.

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US man receives successful face transplant after surviving a tragic suicide attempt
4 months ago

US man receives successful face transplant after surviving a tragic suicide attempt

Hindustan Times  

A man from the US state of Michigan has become one of just a handful of individuals worldwide to successfully undergo a face transplant, following a tragic suicide attempt that nearly took his life. Derek Pfaff, 30, is now embarking on a new chapter after a groundbreaking surgery that has transformed his appearance and given him a second chance at …

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 …

Surgeons have performed the world’s first eye transplant
1 year, 4 months ago

Surgeons have performed the world’s first eye transplant

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Surgeons have performed the world’s first transplant of an entire human eye, 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. “But there’s no doubt in my mind we are one step closer.” This fall 2010 family photo shows Aaron …

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. …

Man’s desperate plea for face transplant after freak accident
2 years ago

Man’s desperate plea for face transplant after freak accident

The Independent  

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World’s third full face transplant patient says operation ‘best decision’ of his life
2 years, 11 months ago

World’s third full face transplant patient says operation ‘best decision’ of his life

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 The third person to …

‘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

India TV News  

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 became clear conventional surgeries could not …

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 …

California man who shot himself shares pictures of face transplant recovery
6 years, 3 months ago

California man who shot himself shares pictures of face transplant recovery

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. Mr Underwood’s face transplant surgery took about 25 …

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 …

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 …

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  

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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 soldier Mitch Hunter who received one of the world's first ever face transplant speaks out
8 years, 11 months ago

US soldier Mitch Hunter who received one of the world's first ever face transplant speaks out

Daily Mail  

Mitch Hunter was just 21 when a car he was in smashed into a 10,000-volt electrical pylon 15 years ago. In a desperate bid to regain some normalcy in his life, Indiana-based Hunter submitted himself to become one of the first people in the world to receive a face transplant in 2011. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO Astonishing: Mitch Hunter pictured …

史上最强换脸术让消防员重生
9 years, 4 months ago

史上最强换脸术让消防员重生

China Daily  

Volunteer firefighter Patrick Hardison, a 41-year-old resident of Senatobia, Mississippi, suffered extensive facial burns after responding to a residential fire in 2001 -- and his life has never been the same. 在那次大火中，他失去了眼睑、耳朵、嘴唇、几乎整个鼻子以及所有面部毛发。从那以后，哈迪森外出时会戴上篮球帽、墨镜和假耳朵来遮盖他的伤疤。但现在，他有了一张全新的脸。 Hardison underwent a face transplant surgery at New York University's Langone Medical Center in August, receiving a new face, scalp, ears, chin, cheeks, nose, eyelids, and the eye …

Disfigured firefighter gets most extensive face transplant ever
9 years, 4 months ago

Disfigured firefighter gets most extensive face transplant ever

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 Surgeons in New York …

Most extensive face transplant ever: Burned firefighter gets new face, scalp
9 years, 4 months ago

Most extensive face transplant ever: Burned firefighter gets new face, scalp

Firstpost  

A volunteer firefighter badly burned in a 2001 blaze has received the most extensive face transplant ever, covering his skull and much of his neck. New York: A volunteer firefighter badly burned in a 2001 blaze has received the most extensive face transplant ever, covering his skull and much of his neck, a New York hospital announced Monday. It’s “a …

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 …

Richard Lee Norris features in GQ after receiving life-changing face transplant
10 years, 7 months ago

Richard Lee Norris features in GQ after receiving life-changing face transplant

Daily Mail  

'No one gives me a second look': Shotgun victim who had the most ambitious face transplant ever models in men's mag Richard Lee Norris, 39, spent over 10 years hiding behind a mask and only shopping at night after sustaining horrific injuries in 1997 Had jawbones, teeth, tongue, muscles and nerves replaced during 36-hour operation at University of Maryland involving …

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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