NYU Langone Health Performs World's First Successful Face and Double Hand Transplant USA - English News provided by Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A surgical team from NYU Langone Health performed a face and double hand transplant for a 22-year-old New Jersey resident severely burned in a horrific car crash. The surgery included transplanting both hands and the full face of a single donor. It marked the first successful combination transplant case of its kind in the world. A 22-year-old from New Jersey has received the world’s first successful face and double hand transplant at NYU Langone Health.