At 22, Joe DiMeo is rediscovering a range of sensations on his hands and face, from warmth to coolness, and from wetness to the touch of another person, after he had a face and double hand transplant..
A New Jersey man is learning how to smile and pick up a pencil again after a rare surgery to replace his face and hands. It's the first time the surgery was performed successfully; CBS2's Hazel Sanchez..
Joe DiMeo is thanking his New York University doctors after becoming the first recipient of a successful face and double hand transplant. He was badly injured in a 2018 car crash.
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