Burned Firefighter Receives Face Transplant

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7 жыл бұрын

A Mississippi firefighter who received the world's most extensive face transplant after a burning building collapsed on him said Wednesday that he feels like "a normal guy" for the first time in 15 years.
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@westsideken 7 жыл бұрын

Wow, the surgeons did an amazing job. God Bless all involved in this miraculous event.

@gustavofring9148 4 жыл бұрын

This shows how far firefighters will go to save your life. He lost his face while saving someone. He has my respects, this right here is a real life superhero

@prettyboyboo6901 7 жыл бұрын

I wanna give a shout out to the dead guy. Tear jerking story!!

@deepanshjay2624 4 жыл бұрын

Damn! This might be so painful to sleep with open eyes. God bless you man!

@BendyTheInkTubermothafcka 3 жыл бұрын

During the burn it was way more painful

@jdl9623 5 жыл бұрын

The face transplant actually made him 20 years younger than he looks at mid 40's. It's amazing to think that with the way medical science is going, maybe by the time I turn 60 I can get a face transplant and look in my 30's

@KentPetersonmoney 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't even know this was possible. I wonder if he has to take pills so the body doesn't reject the transplant?

@ScoobyDoobyBong 3 жыл бұрын

@@KentPetersonmoney yes he has to take pills for the rest of his life

@rafaelrosal. Жыл бұрын

@@ScoobyDoobyBong why or how it works?

@dananabulsi Жыл бұрын

@@rafaelrosal. basically his immune system will reject the donor face if he doesn't take the pills. the donor face is made up of donor cells, which are made up of donor DNA. since that DNA does not match his own DNA, his body sees the donor tissue as a foreign object or invader, and tries to attack it and kill it. if he doesn't take the anti-rejection pills, the tissue will likely become infected and die, and may take him with it. these pills are essential for his survival. the only people in the world who would not have this problem is if an identical twin donated an organ to an identical twin. they have the same DNA, so there would not be a problem.

@rafaelrosal. Жыл бұрын

@@dananabulsi Wow, thank you so much.

@mrsub4subb 7 жыл бұрын

This is amazing!! I'm happy for this man. What an incredibly kind gift from the donor's family

@HerHealthyHome 7 жыл бұрын

Great story, I'm happy for him!

@creaky2436 4 жыл бұрын

So happy to see his transplant got better. Two months after he was still having trouble closing his mouth and opening his eyes. Happy for this guy. What a hero.

@bossyspaghetti Жыл бұрын

Wow, really goes to show what bone structure does to a face. He looks surprisingly similar to his pre-burn photo.

@pollyannaprinciple5860 Жыл бұрын

What a miraculous surgery. The face, ears, nose, lips and hair all look like they have always been a part of him. Would not be able to tell that he had a face transplant. He looks amazing.

@romeoraymond 8 ай бұрын

satire

@Odinthegiantdog 7 жыл бұрын

Wow I'm so happy for this guy :) God bless you and thank you so much for your service!

@tinacollins943 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely wonderful I’m so pleased for pat , every one should donate there body’s it would help so many people

@FLNYFPIU 3 жыл бұрын

seeing him wearing the uniform with his scarred face is heartwarming. Such a true hero

@chichip4795 4 жыл бұрын

He’s looking up to David saying thank you every second he’s awake

@just2knowthetruth 7 жыл бұрын

There are still wonderful people out there! Thank God!!

@Greiger10 4 жыл бұрын

Glad he's doing well!

@bartu913 4 жыл бұрын

A man died but gave life to another RIP to that donor and his mother

@harryhanly1609 Жыл бұрын

Ther never will be a man more deserving a true hero

@SSM654 2 ай бұрын

I hope he’s still doing all right. It’s absolutely tragic the sudden passing of the donor. But I hope his mother is healing and okay too.

@jeanluney1362 3 жыл бұрын

This is BEYOND amazing!!!

@ommeloise6309 8 ай бұрын

Wow and this was 7 years ago. The results were better than I could dream. I wonder if it only continued to evolve since then.

@karla7225 9 ай бұрын

Bless your heart buddy!❤❤

@screaminlordbyron7767 4 жыл бұрын

Wow this is amazing. Good for him!

@BeschiJulius 7 жыл бұрын

Amazing. May God bless him.

@juliepeterson6639 10 ай бұрын

A Miraculous Gift! Beautiful!

@rodzandz 8 ай бұрын

And as an extra, he's got a young face again. He looks as young has his son.

@erin_vargo112 7 жыл бұрын

Respect

@dylanwhiteley4283 7 жыл бұрын

Wow this is crazy. Bless up🙌

@jaymoral9329 3 жыл бұрын

Wow made all my problems seem non existence! God Bless Him!

@shaunbang 3 жыл бұрын

Woooow finally they freaking get it down. I hope every victim can get a successful face transplant like this

@stophairfallsoon 6 жыл бұрын

Great transplant. That surely will change his life

@hrsnrnd10 3 жыл бұрын

So grateful for our surgeons and our technology that we have.

@InternetMimiga 3 жыл бұрын

His new face turned out amazing It’s amazing what humans can do

@xxclutchxx8078 7 жыл бұрын

truly amazing

@AlliesBeautyTips 7 жыл бұрын

im so happy for him!

@nem3sis.yt_ Жыл бұрын

It’s also cool how the face doesn’t look like completely different person you can stil see its him, it seems the skin will grow to the shape of your face after a while too!

@WalkingthePathlondon Ай бұрын

What a hero 👏💯 happy for him ♥️

@gregoriamolina1332 7 жыл бұрын

he is a hero.

@Patrick-ni7bs 4 жыл бұрын

This man is a hero im so happy he has a face

@KroximusIgorius 7 ай бұрын

Congratulations for him

@enn.x 3 жыл бұрын

Wow I hope he is living well now

@LectronCircuits 10 ай бұрын

To all who know him, he's an old flame. Audience wishes him all the best. Cheers!

@theoneandonlymireya2704 7 жыл бұрын

This is soooo so awesome

@TrueDetective007 7 жыл бұрын

Just Wow!

@Tawksick9988 9 ай бұрын

I’m so happy for him😊

@HG-ol1tq Жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing ❤

@hubu2909 4 жыл бұрын

Omg thats amazing

@trustmeforreal6361 4 жыл бұрын

Wow what a good transformation...im imlressed

@thereseember2800 Жыл бұрын

God bless him🙏

@m3ng252 4 жыл бұрын

Give him his custom mask like Darth Vader, would be so cool.

@privateryan4790 7 жыл бұрын

Wife is very lucky to have a man like him.

@outerrealm 8 ай бұрын

Here is a description of the procedure. Mind blowing what they can do.

@voltarock 3 жыл бұрын

Sleeping with eye lids open? HOLY SHH-

@dramastarter9597 4 жыл бұрын

He had a 50\50 chance of death and life. Wow

@VonMoments 4 жыл бұрын

Crazy what ppl will do to change there appearance, this guy was truly suffering.

@cynthiadavid5282 3 жыл бұрын

My God amazing simply amazing

@Mentalpatient94 2 жыл бұрын

Wow he actually looks really good.

@C_CREATURE_ 10 ай бұрын

He looked kinda badass before the transplant, in a spooky way, the firehouse ghoul, but he definitely looks better now, God bless em.

@luissantos1801 7 ай бұрын

Thank goodness for science and medicine ❤❤❤❤❤❤ Keep up the good work!! All you doctors and scientists out there!! ❤

@smileyface8832 5 жыл бұрын

*Wonderful story...*

@fatherchapel 3 жыл бұрын

This is so beautiful. Im glad he got his peace of mind

@Pulsonar 2 ай бұрын

While I marvel at the stunning medical science and surgery I’m baffled how the patient deals with feeling this strangers face with his hands, how his face really feels intrinsically? Does it feel as though it’s a part of him or is there an almost indescribable sensation that he’s learning to get used to? So many questions. He gives me the impression of someone who feels guilt, or pity for the family of the dead person his new face came from at being an undeserving owner. His tone of voice is like someone who still has a long way to go to literally feel truly comfortable in someone else’s skin.

@Twactdaddy 7 жыл бұрын

good on for him

@xentai8089 3 жыл бұрын

He looks so much younger now I reckon, I seen the last Video where he was in for surgery and seen his face before the fire and he looks much younger now compared to what he was even before the accident

@gladyssellar6408 4 жыл бұрын

This is a great story

@5jerry1 7 жыл бұрын

I wonder why he keeps looking upwards.

@nic12344 6 жыл бұрын

He's not looking upwards, it's his face that is drooping. The tissues have moved down a bit before setting fully in place.

@nickb2208 6 жыл бұрын

Nicholas R.M. ehh he is looking upward though!

@Gustavae 5 жыл бұрын

Probably because his eyelids don't fully close, and looking up might ease stress on his eyes, a break from the light, and prevents them from drying.

@camerong2172 7 жыл бұрын

Proud of the wife

@TaniaHaideRiosecoCerda 3 жыл бұрын

That was so worth it to watch his new glowup

@alexzepeda2038 7 жыл бұрын

What a judgemental world we Live in

@playdoh2143 2 жыл бұрын

Face transplants kinda creep me out. I can't imagine someone having my dead loved ones face, although I wouldn't object if a loved one of mine wanted to donate their face to someone in need, just saying it would be weird but bittersweet because of course I miss my dead loved one but seeing their face on someone else to help them would fill me with joy and sadness at the same time. It would be nice to see my loved one live on in someone else but weird at the same time. I can see how it would make some ppl crazy seeing their dead loved ones face on someone else. Grief does terrible things to peoples minds.

@BendyTheInkTubermothafcka 3 жыл бұрын

It's weird that that's the same person. He got to have 3 different looks

@OhNoeYouretriggerd 6 ай бұрын

He's actually blinking!!

@Pulsonar 2 ай бұрын

It’s a stunning piece of medical science. It’s mind boggling how far we’ve come to give new life to a face of the dead through someone who lost his own face after a horrific injury. 100 years ago, man had barely the tools and knowledge to operate on severely wounded and disfigured WW1 soldiers. They made all sorts of unusual contraptions and masks to help soldiers hide their terrible disfigurement. Now we can move a face of one person to the skull facia of another, it’s incredible. The Face Off movie is no longer fantasy nonsense, it’s very real and makes sense.

@PH4N7OM360 6 жыл бұрын

Damn......I'm not trying to be an ass but his scarred face looks like Jason Voorhees' face from part 8....but this man is a hero and deserve much respect

@thEultimateTide_Pod 8 ай бұрын

a VOLUNTEER firefighter? he lost his face and isnt even getting paid for it. what an absolute champ

@Lexyvil 9 ай бұрын

It's now to a point where it looks like he never got face surgery! It looks good.

@ghostpuppet31 3 жыл бұрын

If nothing else, I'm glad he can close his eyes and sleep. It's not about how others see him, it is about quality of life. That woman wouldn't shut up about how people don't freak out upon seeing him now. Who cares about that?

@lexo6987 3 жыл бұрын

Fucking awesome way to rock my guy

@BeanutButterBoy 3 жыл бұрын

Modern Medicine & Surgery is so amazing

@kimmiecat4202 2 жыл бұрын

It's crazy how the face looks so different on him then it did the donor ..

@SilverStrumer 7 жыл бұрын

Kinda creepy though. He's wearing a dead person's face..

@TexasMade-mn1ff 6 жыл бұрын

SilverStrumer MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY

@haniferi6787 5 жыл бұрын

it's not dead face it's very much alive.the guy whose face is on this man is dead. if you had a kidney transplant from dead donor you wouldn't feel that way .

@joeg.1119 3 жыл бұрын

It's like the movie Face Off!!

@stuudude6023 5 жыл бұрын

Looks normal now!

@unclefester9265 3 жыл бұрын

Damn, his burnt face reminded me of Freddy Krueger from the 2010 movie remake.

@yasmina1060 7 жыл бұрын

Is he blind? Btw he looks amazing

@kodiham7532 7 жыл бұрын

I was wondering the same thing.

@westsideken 7 жыл бұрын

He was losing his vision because his burned face wouldn't allow him to close his eyes. Just like an over-exposed picture, his vision started to fade.

@BendyTheInkTubermothafcka 3 жыл бұрын

He can blink his eyes now

@tucuyricus 3 жыл бұрын

Nice lady!

@Haha-ld8zq 3 жыл бұрын

Wow that’s cool

@ChiSportsNut18 3 жыл бұрын

Looks good.

@davidsoreal9635 4 жыл бұрын

Reasons like this is why I’m an organ donor. When I die. They can take everything. Hell, I’m not gonna need it anymore. Might as well give someone else a chance at life

@GamerPotatoGuy 7 жыл бұрын

That's fucking sick

@westsideken 7 жыл бұрын

Did you just look at yourself naked in a mirror?

@currypits4728 11 ай бұрын

Even at his lois, he was still a family guy

@adrianflores581 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome, Awesome outcome. But just wondering he was extremely burned even down to his eyelids so how did his eyes manage to be unharmed???

@Simon1985_ 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine if we all donated our organs instead of burying/burning them?

@nofortnite5094 3 жыл бұрын

He looks normal

@diegodollarhide6663 Жыл бұрын

Can he still see? It says his eyelids were gone but are his eyes themselves fine?

@llovessosa4878 Жыл бұрын

he can see

@mickblock 11 ай бұрын

Seems like the biggest deel aside from not sticking out in public, would be the ability to see better and be able to close his eyes. I really cannot fathom how they were able to attach muscle, nerve, blood supply that well. Geez.