Lucky To Be Alive, US Man With New Face, Hands Learns To Feel Life Anew
Lucky To Be Alive, US Man With New Face, Hands Learns To Feel Life Anew
DiMeo is still getting used to his hands and face. He has had them for less than six months, the product of breakthrough surgery after a fiery accident left stumps where is fingers used to be and his old face severely disfigured.
Joe DiMeo is world's first person to undergo a successful face and double hand transplant
New York:
At 22, Joe DiMeo is rediscovering a range of sensations on his hands and face, from warmth to coolness, and from wetness to the touch of another person.