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A 22-year-old man from New Jersey who became the first person in the world to undergo a successful face and double hand transplant addressed the media Wednesday.
Face, hands transplants work By MAY ZHOU in Houston | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-02-04 13:06 Eduardo Rodriguez has Joe DiMeo demonstrate the flexibility in his new hands at NYU Langone Health in New York on Jan 25. MARK LENNIHAN/AP
Joe DiMeo, a 22-year-old man from New Jersey, has become the first person to successfully undergo a transplant of his face and two hands from a single donor.
Dr Edurardo Rodriguez, director of the face-transplant program at NYU Langone Health in New York City, led a team of more than 140 healthcare professionals, including surgeons, nurses and other staff, to operate on DiMeo for about 23 hours in two operating rooms in August 2020.
Almost six months after a rare face and hands transplant, Joe DiMeo is relearning how to smile, blink, pinch and squeeze.
The 22-year-old New Jersey resident had the operation last August, two years after being badly burned in a car crash.
âI knew it would be baby steps all the way,â Mr DiMeo told The Associated Press.
âYouâve got to have a lot of motivation, a lot of patience. And youâve got to stay strong through everything.â
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oftly, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021 at NYU Langone Health in New York, six months after an extremely rare double hand and face transplant. During the medical checkup, he practiced raising his eyebrows, opening and closing his eyes, puckering his mouth, giving a thumbs up and whistling. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)(AP)
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