Joseph Dimeo before car accident(left) and after transplant(right).

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22-Yr-Old Undergoes World's 1st Successful Face, Double Hand Transplant

US-based Joseph DiMeo, who is the first human to successfully undergo face and double hand transplant, made his first public appearance on February 3 after he underwent the surgery in August 2020. He has received a new forehead, eyebrows, ears, nose, eyelids, lips, nasal and chin-bone segments. DiMeo had sustained a third-degree (80%) burn in a car-crash in 2018. The 22-year-old said, "I want to share my story to give people hope in the world… read-more

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 - 01:12 PM / by Harsh Vardhan

Tags: US, Joesph Dimeo, Face Transplant, Limb Transplant

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