10 Years After Suicide Attempt, US Man's Rare Face Transplant Gives Him A New Beginning
Derek Pfaff underwent a life-changing surgery that restored his face -- disfigured in a suicide attempt ten years ago.
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Family sees God’s hand in son’s survival after suicide attempt, successful face transplant
Two weeks after his surgery when Derek got out of ICU, Lisa took him in his wheelchair to St. Mary’s Catholic Chapel on the ...
Survivor of suicide attempt receives innovative face transplant: ‘It was just a miracle’
About 85 per cent of Derek’s face was reconstructed and replaced with donor tissue, after he destroyed it in an act of self-harm.
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US man receives successful face transplant 10 years after suicide attempt
A life-changing face transplant has given Derek Pfaff the ability to smile, ten years after he attempted to kill himself.
US Man Gets New Face After Gruelling 50-Hour Surgery Post Suicide Attempt
Derek Pfaff, a 30-year-old from Michigan, has become one of only a few dozen individuals worldwide to undergo a successful ...
US man receives successful face transplant after surviving a tragic suicide attempt
A US man who survived a suicide attempt has received a life-changing face transplant, offering him a second chance at life ...
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US man gets face transplant after suicide attempt
Derek Pfaff, 30, had a tragic incident during his college years which left his face severely damaged by a gunshot. A man in the US state of Michigan has received a life-changing f ...
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How US man survived 58 surgeries, and a face transplant to blink, smile, breathe
A US man underwent a successful face transplant at Mayo Clinic which lasted more than 50 hours. A medical team of at least 80 ...
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“I lived for a reason:” Mayo Clinic Completes Successful Facial Transplant for Survivor of Suicide Attempt
Rochester, MN ( KROC-AM News )- A man who survived an attempt to take his own life has been given a new face to embark on his ...
The story of Mayo Clinic’s second face transplant, a decade in the making
A catastrophic gunshot wound changed Derek Pfaff’s life. Ten years later, at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, his life changed again ...