Burn Victim Gets New Face And Hands In Miraculous Transplant Surgery
02/03/21 AT 11:26 AM
A Clark, New Jersey, man received a second chance at life thanks to a risky face and double hand transplant surgery following a car accident.
Joe DiMeo was coming home from work in July 2018 when he fell asleep at the wheel and hit a utility pole. His car flipped over and burst into flames, leaving burns on 80% of his body.
Despite several reconstructive surgeries, Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez and experts at NYU Langone Health realized the only way for DiMeo, 22, to regain full vision and use of his hands was to go through with a risky face and double hand transplant surgery.