Ninety-three days after transplant,surgeons say Patrick Hardison, a retired fireman injured when a burning roof collapsed on him, or is making a full recoverySurgeons in New York have declared the most extensive face transplant ever a success,saying the procedure to give a firefighter the face of a brain-dead man stands as a “historic” achievement.
In August surgeons at New York University’s Langone Medical middle performed the transplant for 41-year-former Patrick Hardison, a retired fireman from Mississippi who suffered disfiguring injuries when a burning roof collapsed on him, and melting his mask,in 2001.
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Source: theguardian.com