face transplant
21-year-old gets historic face transplant after attempting suicide by shooting herself
Techniques and technologies such as surgical rehearsal, 3D printing and virtual reality were used as part of the pre-operative planning.
Getting used to my new identity: Jerome Hamon, ‘the man with three faces’
Hamon suffers from neurofibromatosis type 1, a genetic mutation which causes severely disfiguring tumours and related complications.
Woman meets man who got her deceased husband's face through transplant
The two came together in a meeting arranged by the Mayo Clinic where Sandness underwent surgery that was the clinic’s first such transplant.
Twin tragedies give survivor boon for life
Andy met Mardini, a plastic surgeon whose specialty is facial reconstruction. As a newcomer at Mayo, the doctor was on call Christmas Eve.
Suicide survivor gets new face transplant
After an unsuccessful suicide attempt that nearly left his face destroyed, he has a new face that belonged to another man.