Man gets face, hands in rare surgery in US
New York: 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. “I knew it would be baby steps all the way,'' DiMeo told The Associated Press recently. “You've got to have a lot of motivation, a lot of patience. And you've got to stay strong through everything.” Experts say it appears the surgery at NYU Langone Health was a success, but warn it'll take some time to say for sure.