Joe DiMeo was the first survivor of a combined face and double hand transplant. He and his wife, Jessica, have made his story go viral At 18 years old, Joe DiMeo was in a life-altering car crash that ...

In PEOPLE's new 'I Survived' series, Joe DiMeo reflected on the medical journey that led to his historic face and double hand transplant In 2018, Joe DiMeo was involved in a car accident that burned ...

Joe DiMeo is reflecting on his health journey seven years after undergoing the world's first successful face and double hand transplant. DiMeo, 27, was involved in a car accident that burned 80 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Almost six months after a rare face and hands transplant, Joe DiMeo is relearning how to smile, blink, pinch and squeeze. The 22-year-old New Jersey resident had the operation last ...

Joe DiMeo was 18 when his body was burned beyond recognition in a high-speed crash that nearly took his life. The teenager fell asleep behind the wheel after clocking out of a night shift, slammed ...

Medical technology has come a very long way in terms of skin grafts and transplants. These kinds of medical procedures involve painstakingly long hours to make sure everything goes as smoothly as ...

After the comprehensive pretransplant process, including when the prospective transplant recipient has been evaluated and decided to proceed with a face or hand transplant and is listed on the waiting ...

Face and hand transplantation are relatively new in the world of surgery. The key purpose for transplants is to restore function in patients who have experienced some sort of extreme trauma, but ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Joe Dimeo; James Eden with Weddings of Hawaii Joe DiMeo before and after his face transplant. In 2018, Joe DiMeo got in a car ...

Joe DiMeo was involved in a car crash in 2018 that burned 80 percent of his body Joe DiMeo was involved in a serious car accident at the age of 18 that left 80% of his body burnt He subsequently ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Almost six months after a rare face and hands transplant, Joe DiMeo is relearning how to smile, blink, pinch and squeeze. The 22-year-old New Jersey resident had the operation last ...