S2EP2: Trigeminal Neuralgia & the World’s First Successful Face & Hand Transplant
In 2018, Joe DiMeo fell asleep at the wheel. In the resulting accident, he suffered third-degree burns over 80% of his body. He was left without eyelids, ears and fingertips.
But in August of 2021, a team at NYU Langone Health performed a face and double hand transplant on Joe. Was