TechTimes: A team of over 100 health professionals performed a successful face transplant on a 64-year old man who was involved in a hunting accident several years ago.
The man is the oldest face transplant recipient in the world, and his surgery was also the first of its kind in Canada.
Accidental Gunshot
It was seven years ago when the patient was involved in a hunting incident involving an accidental gunshot that left his face severely disfigured. Even after five reconstructive surgeries, he remained living in constant, excruciating pain, was forced to wear a tracheostomy, and constantly had sleeping, breathing, eating, and speaking problems. Social interactions also proved to be more challenging, so the man described as a natural extrovert began choosing to stay indoors and isolated instead.
His doctors believed that a face transplant was the only option to successfully restore his teeth, two jaws, nose, facial muscles, nose, and lips, and his hope for another shot at a normal life as well. – more
check out this page of before and after face transplant pics. Thank God for modern medicine. https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0geJGqf2J9bNOAA3bpXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEyMzZ0bW9tBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDQjYyNDVfMQRzZWMDc2M-?p=before+and+after+face+transplant&fr=yfp-t
Who has an extra face?
OMG. I hope I never have to deal with this
Where’s he emigrating to?
@extirpates:
Heh! You’ve never run across a two-faced politician?
Here are two articles detailing the work of Anna Coleman Ladd. Ladd used her gifted abilities to create “masks” for the “broken faces” of WW1. The first link has more pictures, the second tells a more detailed story.
https://hyperallergic.com/314255/the-sculptor-who-made-masks-for-soldiers-disfigured-in-world-war-i/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/faces-of-war-145799854/
“and his hope for another shot at a normal life as well”
Haha; I see what they did there.
I can’t look–did it turn out okay? Did he also change his name and birth records to hide who he once was? sorry- stupid questions-but i had to ask.. 🙂
The first “proven” case of “It takes a village” doing something for a positive outcome. Heal well!
Canada, Gunshot?
@Wisco Dave, I watched a documentary on this on YT: https://youtu.be/v_3Mk_1dQ5Q
Amazing story. Certainly puts things in perspective too. I don’t see a link to the tech times story here (unless I’m just missing it somehow).
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.techtimes.com/amp/articles/234351/20180915/man-severely-injured-in-hunting-accident-is-worlds-oldest-face-transplant-recipient.htm
“Now, the man is said to be recovering quite well. He has already fully recovered and is now able to breathe properly, smell with his new nose, chew with his new jaws, and speak with his new lips.”
Good one Uncle Al, i was referring to reality.
Wasn’t Me
LOL! ^
Shit. Sorry! The link didn’t light up. I fixeteded it. 🙂
Two-faced son-of-a-gun!