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.
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Joseph DiMeo, 22, was severely burned in a car accident in 2018.
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Man receives world’s first successful face and double hand transplant
Joe DiMeo s life changed after he was severely burned in a brutal car accident.ABC
Joseph DiMeo was on his way home from working the night shift at his job in Clark, New Jersey, two years ago when he fell asleep at the wheel and his car rolled over and burst into flames.
The explosion left DiMeo, now 22, with third-degree burns over 80% of his body.