Face transplant, Michigan and Mayo Clinic

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.
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.
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 face transplant on Michigan man left severely injured by self-inflicted gunshot
The Mayo Clinic says surgeons there successfully performed a face transplant for a Michigan man who was severely injured from a self-inflicted gunshot wound 10 years ago.
Michigan man receives 60-hour face transplant operation at Mayo Clinic
Ten years after a suicide attempt nearly ended his life and left his face disfigured, a Thumb-area resident became the recipient of the Mayo Clinic’s second-ever face transplant operation, officials said.
Mayo Clinic performs life-altering face transplant surgery
KIMT News Three's Maureen Dudley shares the medical miracle and how its changing a Michigan man's quality of life.
Mayo Clinic performs its second — and most complicated — face transplant
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.
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Facing the world again: Michigan man survives suicide attempt, undergoes face transplant
"We had four great sons, but we needed Shaelyn." Before Derek's transformative face transplant, the Pfaff family poses ...
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Michigan man champions suicide prevention after life-saving face transplant restores vital functions
According to the Mayo Clinic, Derek Pfaff, 30, from Harbor Beach, can blink, swallow, smile, and breathe through his nose for ...
‘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 ...
Man who survived a suicide attempt undergoes face transplant
In March 2014, Derek Pfaff survived a suicide attempt and has underwent 58 plastic and reconstructive surgeries in the years ...
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'I lived for a reason': Mayo Clinic's face transplant procedure gives man 2nd chance at life
Derek Pfaff, a Michigan man whose face was severely damaged by a gunshot wound in 2014, recently underwent a face ...
Suicide survivor receives innovative face transplant: ‘It was just a miracle’
Derek Pfaff remembers being under a lot of stress throughout college. He remembers coming home from school during spring ...
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Surgeons perform successful face transplant, restoring vital functions for Michigan man
A Michigan man can blink, swallow, smile and breathe through his nose for the first time in a decade thanks to a face ...