Rochester's Mayo Clinic successfully completes face transplant for Michigan man
The face of 30-year-old Derek Pfaff was left severely damaged by a self-inflicted gunshot wound on March 5, 2014, while he ...
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Face transplant at Mayo Clinic transforms Michigan man's life
Nearly a decade after he shot himself in a failed suicide attempt, Derek Pfaff underwent a 50-hour face transplant at Mayo ...
Transplant at Mayo Clinic replaces 85% of patient’s face after more than 50 hours of surgery
March 5 had been a day of dread for the Pfaff family since 2014, when Lisa and Jerry found their 19-year-old son, Derek, bleeding in the snow from a self-inflicted gunshot wound that ripped away his ...
Michigan Man Gets Successful Face Transplant After Suicide Attempt
Derek Pfaff tried to take his own life 10 years ago, but miraculously survived, although his face was left severely damaged.
Survivor of suicide attempt receives face transplant: ‘I look like a person again’
Derek Pfaff has a new face a decade after attempting suicide by shooting himself in the face. He lost his nose, lips, teeth ...
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What happened to Derek Pfaff? GoFundMe raises over $250K as Michigan man receives innovative face transplant
Derek Pfaff, a Michigan resident and suicide survivor, has undergone a groundbreaking facial reconstruction surgery after a ...
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The story of Mayo Clinic's second face transplant, a decade in the making
A catastrophic gunshot wound changed Derek Pfaff's life. Ten years later, at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, his life changed again ...
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Diocese of Saginaw parishioner receives a face transplant
A member of the Saginaw Catholic community who survived a suicide attempt ten years ago has received a rare face transplant.
'The sun will rise tomorrow': US man says he's been given second chance after face transplant
A US man says he's been give a "second chance" at life after undergoing a "miracle" face transplant ten years after he ...
'I lived for a reason': Mayo Clinic's face transplant procedure gives man 2nd chance at life
The team behind Derek Pfaff's transformational surgery said the procedure took around 50 hours and was performed by at least ...
Incredible transformation of face transplant patient after he survived shooting himself in the head
Derek Pfaff, 29, shot himself in the head with a shotgun in March 2014, in a failed suicide attempt that led him to now ...
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Mayo Clinic performs 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 ...