Man has world’s first successful face and double hand transplant

**Joe DiMeo, 22, received the double hand and face transplant in August 2020** (Image: NYU Langone)

An American man has undergone the world’s first successful face and double hand transplant from the same donor.

After a car accident, Joe DiMeo, who was left disfigured, received the transplant in August at NYU Langone Health Centre in New York after undergoing a gruelling 23-hour operation.

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