Mayo Clinic, face transplant

Michigan man receives 60-hour face transplant operation at Mayo Clinic
A nearly 60-hour-long surgery that began in February and involved more than 80 health care professionals, Mayo Clinic officials said.
Mayo Clinic announces successful face transplant
Mayo Clinic announced on Monday that in February, a team performed a successful face transplant on a Michigan man.
Mayo Clinic performs its second — and most complicated — face transplant
ROCHESTER — After receiving a face transplant at Mayo Clinic earlier this year, a Michigan man can now smile and breathe through his nose for the first time in a decade. It is Mayo Clinic's second face transplant and its most complex and extensive one to date.
Face transplant at Mayo Clinic gives Michigan man a new chance at life
ROCHESTER, Minn. – A face transplant performed at the Mayo Clinic has enabled a Michigan man to blink, swallow, smile and breathe through his nose for the first time in a decade. On March 5, 2014, Derek Pfaff’s face was severely damaged by a gunshot.
Transplant at Mayo Clinic replaces 85% of patient’s face after more than 50 hours of surgery
After 58 surgeries that kept him alive but disfigured, Pfaff underwent a transplant at Mayo Clinic in February that replaced 85% of his face with donor bone, tissue and skin. He wasn’t allowed to look at himself for a month afterward.
Face transplant changes life of Michigan man
A Michigan has been given a second chance at life after receiving a face transplant that has restored his ability to blink, swallow and breathe through his nose.
‘I look like a person again’: Michigan man shares story after face transplant
Derek Pfaff, who received a face transplant after a failed suicide attempt, is one of only 50 people in the world to undergo the rare procedure. CNN’s Jacqueline Howard reports.
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