A firefighter named Patrick Hardison from Mississippi whose face became disfigured during a rescue attempt is the recipient of the world’s most extensive face transplant.
Patrick was seriously burned in 2001 while working as a volunteer firefighter, leaving him disfigured across his face and upper body.
Fourteen years and more than 70 operations later, his doctors have proclaimed the most comprehensive face transplant in history.
Below is Donors picture who died in an extreme cycling accident.
The 41-year-old now bears the face of a 26-year-old man who recently died in an extreme cycling accident.
The 26-hour surgery was performed by a 150-person medical team from New York University Langone Medical Center.
Patrick received a full scalp and face, including ears, nose, lips, and upper and lower eyelids.
Importantly, Hardison now can now blink and sleep with his eyes closed, thus staving off the blindness that threatened him.