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After being badly burned in a car crash, doctors at NYU Langone Health decided 22-year-old Joe DiMeo was the perfect candidate for the operation, which had only been attempted twice.
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Recipient Of First Successful Face, Double Hand Transplant Says Surgery Gave Him Second Chance
First comment, First View, and First like.
Thank You Everybody.
@Dave Kegley Nobody wants what you’re selling
@Sugar Xyler – foot model Oh sorry… I was just trying to make a friend.
@Dave Kegley yeah sure we can be friends.
@Chris Hillman Right on! Soooo… now what? Know any good movies?
@Dave Kegley a lot of good movies. They are everywhere on Disney plus. it also looks like you have a YouTube channel.
Wow The dude looks GOOD!!!
nice lie loser
Now just a face lift
Modern medicine is amazing
@DerWahre Islam seems like some pretty extreme views
O M G that’s how they switched Trump’s face with Biden’s!!!!
Brave to do a double hand
He still has life. Many Happy Returns.
@DerWahre Islam shut up with that wacko crap.
@David Barnes exactly !
Ftis that
https://youtu.be/qUAmAES-2o0
oh yes
Who.int organ donations china
@DerWahre Islam 1.i agree this is punishment from God and 2.planet X/ planet Nibiru has been debunked by science and 3.maybe it’s not a punishment cause this came from a Lab and they (by they I mean the Illuminati) want to control population growth in order to control the world just go Google the Georgia Guidestones and 4. God gave us free will to use for good or evil although we are told all throughout the Bible to use it for good but sadly some don’t
This is amazing.
@DerWahre Islam Bye 👋
I’m better looking!
What lonely soul you are.
… but then you had to open your mouth or write something. Now you’re just a disgusting POS 😉.
Lol
What falsehood and lie
Please delete your account now.
You are just evil.
@DerWahre Islam
Religious Mythology.
I couldn’t face the bill.
@Mr Tyler Recently a family member, who is a Canadian citizen, had extensive medical treatment in the U.S. because of the shorter wait and superior treatment for the surgery. I understand, this is only one example; I’m not claiming absolute preference for, or criticism of, one system or another.
@Samudra Manthan well isn’t that nice that you or your family can afford the US healthcare bills.
You are very priveledged. Lucky you. If you ever stop thinking about yourself and think about others, you will realize most don’t have that option and are financially devastated by simply falling ill.
@Mr Tyler Ummm, I’ve had advanced cancer for several years. It was diagnosed while I was homeless for 3 years, until 2016. Despite having cancer, and associated intermittent excruciating pain, my life is beautiful, miraculous, joyful and fulfilling. I’m very grateful. Oh, I also volunteer at a homeless shelter.
@Samudra Manthan so your family can afford 100,000 dollar plus, USD medical bills but left you homeless for 3 years to work in homeless shelters while you had cancer.
Do they hate you ?
@Mr Tyler My life is more incredible than many can ever imagine, ever. You see, I carry no resentments, no vindictiveness, no blame, no self-pity, no envy, no hysteria, no fear, no trauma, no outrage. I have never been a victim. My mind is free of turmoil and torment. I wish the same for any who sincerely desire it.
Looking good Joe. Truly an inspiration for others.
Good luck Joe.
Good luck, Sir.
I THOUGHT YOU HATED WHITE MEN BEING DEMOCRAT.
@goo guwl Joe Biden is a white male democrat, your argument is invalid.
Congratulations to this young man! Here’s hoping you have a wonderful future😊
good for u, mate
Jesus
Jesus is just an old fairy tale.
Awesome! Congratulations! ❤️💎🙏
I’m so pleased that Joe has a new lease on life. Science never fails to amaze me.
@DMC200
@Mrs. Hankey how am i trolling..look at him… you have eyes right? are you that stupid?
Gtis that
https://youtu.be/qUAmAES-2o0
oh yes
He looks like a ps2 character
@Chives the Butler
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I do have an opinion, but the bottom line is people can do what they want with their lives.
Hello Anya. How are you?
Total amazing!
Hello Debbie. How are you?
I’ve watched his doctor do other face transplants. Joe, I wish you nothing but success, happiness and wonderful health buddy. You look amazing keep up all the fantastic work! 😘
Hello Maria. How are you?
Wow
This is an honest question. Is he blind? Because I saw a clip where he was using his phone. Wondering.
He’s incredible. Amazing story.
Nah his face is just very swollen post surgery
Its just swollen. Give it time and he’ll look even better.
Thanks! Sight is a very important sense. I’m glad to know he still has it and will help in his adjustment.
💪
Imagine having someone else’s face and hands.
Amazing! All the best to Joe and may the family of the donor find comfort in knowing what a great gift they gave to another person.
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Wow this is truly amazing!!! When they start doing penile transplants gonna be alot of dudes swearing they only got 4 inches and hiding from hitmen lol
I had to look up the word “Successful”.
He looks like Christopher Cross. 🤔
God bless Joe
What an amazing man,
many blessings for a beautiful life ahead
What an amazing Team of Doctors… an amazing Man. Please hold your Head very proudly UP. 👍👍
I have worked in surgery where people have had traumatic facial injury or were disfigured from oral cancers and lost much Of their face/lower jaws and barebones and even their tongues…..the gift this man got after such an awful trauma to his whole body is amazing He looks great!
I meant jaw bones….auto correct…lol
Hello robin
OMG Prayers for a wonderful life. 🙏💜🙏
Hello Eileen. How are you?
This is absolutely amazing. I really don’t know what else to say.
Wow!!! Medical science 😮👍🏻🙏🏻
SCIENCE!!!!! GO JOE GO!
Yes. Thank science. Not mythology. I can’t stand that. People have struggled and suffered to find out more and more about the world. It has taken centuries and progress has sometimes been slow. It is a real feat just to get through the educational process so you even have a shot at contributing to the body of humanity’s work. Then some brainless meat puppet comes along and says “thank god” as if our achievements just fell from the sky. I know what people are going to say, that their gawd made the scientist’s work possible. Well you wouldn’t know it given how hard it was, and there isn’t one iota of evidence for that. So thank science. Abandon mythology.
We really have to drop all the silliness about fetal stem cells and cloning so we can just grow new parts for people. One day. I have confidence that we can come up with sensible, rational ethics not based on mythical beings to regulate this effort.
Imagine that bill
looks like he has money anyways
Looks like a rich kid.
Wow….the donor was pretty handsome,RIP for his beautiful soul and lovely wishes for his skins new life.
wow, I didn’t even know this was possible. New face and hands, amazing.
Poor baby. My gosh I would die if my son had to go through all that. He is deeply strong
his face and hair combination is similar to Pablo Escobar
The face and hands are not noticeable transplants giving him a second opportunity to live a normal life. This would not have been possible without the advances in organ transplantation and could not have been possible without the honorable act by the donor. Beauty in medicine is a result of science and humanity coming together to improve the patient’s life.
Really fkn happy for him!
I hope he does well!!
God, the Universe bless him
God bless him 🙏
“Man gets hand jobs and a facial”
Made it through so much to become a pioneer Joe. What a fight. Can’t wait to see what else you can accomplish.
Wow he looks great. Have a great rest of your life.
I kind of thought it would look like someone else’s face, but it does look like his face, but just bigger.
Um no, it looks NOTHING like his original face.
KEEP IT UP BUDDY , LIVE IT.
He looks pretty darn good.
The world is yours! Enjoy every day, best of luck
Was that a woman’s face
Success equals survival? I guess
Now that is an amazing and wonderful story.
I’m still confused about something. How did they find the donor? Was he still alive? If so, what happened to him?
He was a dying man that volunteered to give up his hands and face. The donor’s face and hands were replaced with prosthetics
@Rayni Jules Ah, that makes sense. I couldn’t find that information in the articles or videos I’ve watched.
Now I’m curious to know more about the donor. What his last days on earth were like without hands or a face.
@Rayni Jules Oh wow. I couldn’t imagine having my face and hands removed. Nice of that person, but don’t they usually wait until the donor has passed away?
@Ryan Evans I’m not sure but I think the family says goodbye before the surgery then they do the transfer and induce a medical coma. After the surgery they pull the plug. Don’t quote me though that might not be true in this situation!
Yeah joe
Stay strong! Be an example for too many people who would give up and be depressed and become drug addict.
God bless Joe and these fine doctors. People can be so brave – it astounds and overwhelms me.
fake news
stop the still
president Trump still my president
Heartwarming story.
Freakshow
This is a true profile of courage!
That’s good. Where are you from?
Connecticut
@Ryker Hoffman And you?
I live in San Diego CA but am currently at Gulf of Mexico. Am working as an oil drilling supervisor with Edison Chouest Offshore on a 3 month contract.
How is the weather like over there?
Wow what an incredible story. Beautiful spirit. I hope god grants him.
So handsome.
He looks pretty good for someone that went through all that. finally some good news!
That’s what I thought, dude looks very dapper for such a drastic medical intervention.
Congrats Joe. I wish you a wonderful and healthy life.
You are one brave dude !!!!
SHOULD I BE JOYFUL OR SCARED..?!!!
It’s good to see some of the real benefits of surgery and the work that entails instead of doctors graduating medical school to do breast implants.
This isnt the first face or hand transplant. Get your facts straight.
Bravo Doctors!
Wow!!! That’s incredible!!
You look amazing Joe, and such strength… congratulations to you man.
Me: sees Title and that the Title says him
Me: I thought that was a woman
No one likes you, Madison.
@Different People true some people don’t and some people do I can accept that also I was voicing !y opinion and my comment was a joke don’t you have anything better to do than come online and insult people and trying to make them feel upset? Because I’m pretty sure there is plenty of things you could be doing irl right now
Kool
0:47 sensationell
His voice is much better than others I’ve seen
That is really amazing.
Unfortunately as I understand it he will have to take immunity suppressants the rest of his life, meaning he will get sick easier. I wish you well in your future.
Inspiring?
Wow. Hes blessed
Wish you the best ✌️🐕🐕
If Garfield was a Human 💀
Good luck brother. I love your courage and strength
This is the guy who you need to wear a mask and distance for. The rest of his life will be lived in therapy and on drugs to help prevent rejection from the organs. He’s doing everything and more to survive and people out there simply don’t care if he dies. Way to go man, you can have a long life ahead of you and accomplish what you set out to do.
I am honestly amazed about hand transplants.
Amazing
But how does the family of the former face feel?…
Anyone know how the donor died?
Joe, you’re so blessed to be alive, and even more so to have the medical community behind you 100%! May God bless you with the desires of your heart.
😇😇😇