French man becomes first person to have two face transplants

• Jérôme Hamon’s first transplant in 2010 was eventually rejected
• ‘I feel very well in myself. I can’t wait to get rid of all this’

A French man is recovering in a Paris hospital after becoming the first person in the world to undergo two face transplants.

Jérôme Hamon, who suffers from a condition which causes disfiguring tumours, underwent his first transplant in 2010, but his body eventually rejected his new face which had to be removed.

Related: Face transplants – a short history

Continue reading... April 18, 2018 at 12:26AM