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Man with new face and hands is feeling and looking at life anew
Thursday February 04, 2021
A United States man is learning how to smile, blink and touch again after undergoing a combined face and hands transplant.
Joe DiMeo poses for a portrait, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021 at NYU Langone Health in New York, six months after an extremely rare double hand and face transplant. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
New Jersey’s Joe DiMeo, 22, is rediscovering a range of sensations on his hands and face, from warmth to coolness, and from wetness to the touch of another person.
DiMeo is still getting used to his hands and face. He has had them for less than six months,…
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