© CyprusMail 2021 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. 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. “You know, it’s really surprising to me when something new touches it or I touch something new and I can feel it for the first time,” he said in an interview.
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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,” he told the Associated Press. “You’ve got to have a lot of motivation, a lot of patience. And you’ve got to stay strong through everything.”
Joe DiMeo exercises at NYU Langone Health (Mark Lennihan/AP)
Experts say it appears the surgery at NYU Langone Health in New York City was a success, but warn it will take some time to say for sure.