Joe DiMeo Face and Double Hand Transplant Surgical Animation 2021

[@gene978]

When you look at this level of surgery you have to give credit where it’s due here. This is only the beginning of these types of surgerys. Imagine 30 years from now.

[@JesterMasterz]

Nothing

[@forpspeakingclass4444]

@@JesterMasterz Its not something to be read from someone who cant think, don't worry about it

[@Wtfinc]

Is it really even effective? Sounds good but how do the tendons fuse and how well do the nerves work? I don't imagine someone doing much with those hands. Wonder how much the recipient looks like the donor. Bet it's fucked up for the donors family.

[@Ysshyam-m4m]

The main problem in these type of surgeries is the problem of rejection. The immune system is suppressed for life time by using immunosuppressants to prevent the body from attacking donor parts. This affects the kidneys quite badly which could lead to situation of dialysis and kidney transplant!

[@Wtfinc]

@@Ysshyam-m4m yikes

[@MiffetBlue]

I think I held my breath the whole video!! The things surgeons are able to do just blows my mind. I have a very healthy respect for all of them!!

[@mythxv3204]

You'd be dead if u held your breath for 6:19

[@MiffetBlue]

@@mythxv3204 I was speaking metaphorically silly lol! But there are free divers that can hold their breath for longer than that but they are specifically trained to do so. And I did say that I THOUGHT I held my breath for the whole video! 😁🇨🇦

[@SlimiSlime]

I don't think I could cut the face off a living person. These surgeons definitely have guts!

[@cogcog5264]

@@SlimiSlime for enough money I would

[@_______65656]

Funkytown killers could 😂​@@SlimiSlime

[@henk-3098]

All thanks to the donor and his family for allowing his body parts to be donated. Such a great generosity!

[@BGTech1]

The donor might have already been brain dead from a severe accident and unable to recover. But still I get your point

[@josephdavis3472]

@@BGTech1 I don't think that's new info to the OP; nobody is going to just elect to have their face and hands taken.

[@exostudios8563]

@@BGTech1 Even then, you have to sign a paper stating that you are willing to donate your body and or parts, so it does have some generosity. I signed in my will though and told everyone I know that I want to set on a wooden raft then put to a blaze.

[@batfurs3001]

@@exostudios8563 in a lot of countries being a donor is opt-out instead of opt-in. I really don't see why you wouldn't want to be a donor. You're dead. Who cares. You might save a life or drastically improve one. You can still be set on fire after your useful bits have been taken

[@wegwerfacc8496]

@@exostudios8563 I find comfort in the idea, that after my death my body isn't completel, destroyed or left to rot, but that instead some of my body parts can live on in other human beings, thus making me truly immortal.

[@EscapePlanSkateboarding]

That's actually so friggin crazy!!!

[@tameraengland6578]

EscapePlan Skateboarding mind blowing, isn't it?

[@itzshaz0]

Attack on titan

[@itzshaz0]

@Hector Pacheco how

[@manuelleivatalledo615]

@@itzshaz0 Surviving is possible when

[@blacknrd05]

What a primitive statement for something so brilliant

[@michalkarolmikolaj9207]

I almost lost my shit when I saw how they take the skin of the skull and that is an animation. I can’t even imagine how terrifying it must have look. Respect for the doctors.

[@mockingjay_stayalive9967]

Nobody talks about the donor, his family must be suffering a lot too

[@EthanSalter3]

I literally cannot even to begin to imagine what it would be like to see your husband/dad/brother's face on another man. Honestly, i think the family of the donors are unsung heroes in this situation too for supporting/endorsing his decision to donate, despite the absolute trauma this must have caused them.

[@AngelaRWatts]

Legit like... wow. Praying for them.

[@janejan9728]

​@@EthanSalter3 it doesn't look like the same face one it's transplanted. The natural structures underneath make it look pretty different on each person, so he won't be recognizable as the donor. Sometimes there are similar features but you wouldn't think he was the donor if he was just walking down the street. Also that puffiness goes away and the face gets a lot thinner and much less chubby after some time, so it will start looking natural once he's tightened up his nerves and muscles, and that will make it look even more different from both the donor and his old face. The donor is a hero and that part of him will take on a whole new life :-)

[@tilimelonn]

Its like someone is using a Holloween costume of you all over his life! You may not still on this world but you helped someone who's in need even aftee your death

[@danayager]

My brother passed a few years ago from brain cancer and someone now has his beautiful blue eyes

[@cherrydalemagtrayo5797]

Imagine being the donor’s family member seeing the face of the one they lost. Must be tough for them.

[@coupa10]

Most of them are actually happy the other guy under the skin got a new face

[@samuraijackson241]

@@coupa10 not true if you’re in Asia.

[@coupa10]

@@samuraijackson241 who gives a damn about Asia

[@mechanikalbull5626]

@@coupa10 I do care about asia and your point is?

[@coupa10]

@@mechanikalbull5626 That's what I said! Who?!

[@ArmaniXperience]

This is mind blowing... I can’t believe human beings were able to accomplish this amazing procedure.

[@awesomegoats9767]

Outstanding job! I’ve been reading about this story all day. Truly amazing where the science is taking us.

[@Quietworld43]

The 3D printed guides really blew me away! Genius!

[@icy_icenhour]

Miraculous work!!! I am in awe of Dr. Rodriguez and his team. Joe's motivation to gain strength and coordination is inspiring. I was astounded to see how well he can move his new hands already. Praying for his continued health!

[@YIKESMF]

I'm sitting here just in AWE. What amazing strides the medical field has achieved!! I can't believe how much hope this brings to injured people.

[@potatomo9609]

I won’t be the first to fall asleep at sleepovers again 😭

[@DrEetswa]

Thank you for this tutorial! This made the process much more easier to perform

[@MrAaaaazzzzz00009999]

uh

[@SoupTheIdiot]

@@MrAaaaazzzzz00009999 dont worry they're arranging a sleepover prank

[@advcrim77]

@@SoupTheIdiot (rookie mistake)

[@martinbefartin]

Woah there bud

[@daviddow3705]

@Soup The F2P Oh ok

[@leonolan5409]

that's honestly incredible, I applaud the surgeons who did this

[@Greem877]

And the donor's family

[@pancakes8101]

@@Greem877 yes

[@geneengraziano1874]

Its truly a miracle on all levels. The strength and drive of the patient as well as the overall science and skill of the surgeon and his wonderful staff. I'm so blown away. And of course the donor who couldnt have shared a more personal gift... it just floods my heart. I know I said alot but I am really speechless.

[@joelpetersen2480]

Mind blowing how complex this surgery has been. Incredible masterpiece.

[@Imtheone84]

I feel very sad for this young man. Count your blessings people.

[@lilitheden748]

Joe is amazingly brave. I don’t know if I would let them do this operation on me ... I wish him all the best and mostly a normal and good life.

[@1madmaxx80]

Absolutely incredible! What a procedure. Much respect to the donor, patient, and medical team. Hope for best recovery

[@JackFoxtrotEDM]

I thought it’d be cool to watch the procedure in action, but after seeing this animation, fuck that.

[@SillyFunnyDummy]

how would be seeing a faceless person cool

[@coupa10]

@@SillyFunnyDummy lol

[@honzabalak3462]

I don't think I would be able to do this. I mean, amputating someone's hand is one thing. It' not pretty but it's normal and common. But carefully cutting off their face including bones? Seeing that would cause me to faint instantly. These surgeons are amazing the things they can do... And most importantly, they do it professionally and it works. I admire them.

[@ilikerocks2180]

I'd love the idea of helping people, just not into dealing with blood and guts

[@sullykhan764]

I wish I could find doctors as good as these to help make my life normal

[@W0LFB3AT5]

The amount of preciseness puts my anxiety at its peak! Can you imagine you F this up? YOU’RE DONE! 😬

[@ethansanders5706]

Modern medicine is incredible, to think people can completely replace someone's face and hands and they still work. Not even a full century ago, this would be absolutely impossible. You could get absolutely destroyed in some of the most horrendous ways, be inches from death and still be healed to a state of life that is not only survivable but to an extent normal. Hats of to you medical professionals

[@Badget007]

When you are the first person to sleep in friends sleepover:

[@dmitrinikolai9326]

What happens when you fall asleep first at a sleepover

[@troy8788]

This gave me so much anxiety, i could Never Imagine how much work went into the operation omg

[@mimisezlol]

The number of prefab cutting guides is crazy. 3D printing is really helping all over the place

[@bloodyscalp94]

Eduardo Rodriguez has balls of steel.

[@TheRebeLLynn]

I hope they keep us updated on his recovery.

[@sjbrandon6923]

Man the movie *FaceOff* was such a good movie they made it into a real thing

[@RAINMAKEEER]

This 3D animation is amazing

[@xgum]

5:30 that is the most insane part to me. restoring all the veins. superficial veins!

[@turnipSTINKS]

Ah, so this is what my friends did when I fell asleep at the sleepover.

[@simonwesterlund2151]

Imagine your son or other relative donation their face and hands to a surgery, and then seeing a stranger with that relatives face on them. it's truly amazing this urgery but it must cause a little strange for the donor family. Not to mention the fact that you'll wake up every day with a face that isn't yours, still better than deformed I guess. Fantastic truly.

[@gigi-of2tu]

Such an huge responsibility for the doctor during this operation

[@Alex_science]

Amazing. Congrats to all involved on the procedures. It is almost a sci fi real movie.

[@marcuscarana9240]

The fact that the procedure was so intellectually complex just shows how complicated our bodies are.

[@kellydavis6316]

And I get frustrated at the process of organizing my closet. Hats off to these brilliant and diligent professionals.

[@wrinklesandsprinkles]

I bet the medical team wishes it was this easy. There's always unexpected issues to overcome. It blows my mind how far medicine has come!

[@sheilafal7209]

real respect for the doctors and nurses who have ace stomachs for this.

[@Phapchamp]

Here you see why surgeons and docs deserve every single bit of money they receive. For a surgeon to cut someone like this he needs to know EVERY SINGLE nerve muscle veins and details in the bone in that area.

[@drtish6960]

It's amazing to see how far we've come.

[@face....]

Why you offend me I dont like star wars so you offend!

[@MissNebulosity]

That moment when you realize that face transplant is a HUNDRED MILLION TIMES MORE COMPLICATED than you ever imagined...

[@joshuapegrum7306]

All of this with blood and everything in the way!!! Doctors are at the top of there game these days.

[@edithiepeal]

This is just mind blowing!! I’m in awe!!

[@christophercordero7978]

Mind = blown

[@bloodyscalp94]

Not religious, but God bless you. Eduardo, you and your transplant team are awesome. The transplant is aesthetically up there with Cameron Underwood, Mitch Hunter, Patrick Hardison, Richard Norris. and Andy Sandness.

[@RecardoGuillermo]

I’m not nearly smart enough to understand what’s going on in this video. So much respect to the doctors and surgeons involved!!!!!!

[@itsyoboisus2848]

Question. How do they avoid the patient from bleeding out once the arteries are severed? Never could figure that one out, Like- they either get a clot if the blood flow is fully blocked, or they bleed all over the place if the arteries are left open.

[@TheLemonLily]

I'm going to guess they cool down the body to slow everything including bleeding? (But I don't have the real answer lol)

[@lucariolps277]

Clamp it and make a Bypass. Or use a heart lung Maschine. There are dozens of ways

[@literalwatermelon7391]

I have no clue how I would do this in real life. Props to those that actually know how to.

[@valeriamin6495]

Una locura, no solo el trabajo en equipo al momento de la cirugia, si no el trabajo previo y posterior. Increible

[@beaextensioncreationvolumateur]

Magnifique ! Je n’ose imaginer la complexité et le travail et toutes c risques » que toute l’équipe doit gérer au fur et à mesure ! Bravo à vous

[@brandurk98]

Wow! This Dr and his entire team are absolutely incredible!!!

[@nishansubedi9076]

Salute to those who did this high class tough surgery

[@braindeadstreams]

when you fall asleep first at the sleepover (I was pranked)

[@Zoba3301]

Thank you God for putting these doctors on earth! 🙏

[@professionalcommenter]

So what happens if the face and hands get rejected?

[@jordancastillo2206]

when you fall asleep first at the sleep over

[@fongdimbulator]

This is some science fiction stuff right here. Amazing.

[@Iamopersonhellootherperson98]

POV:you fell asleep at the sleepover first

[@livingonadollar2882]

hate to see the final bill of that . wow

[@Until-When]

Prob covered because of the media coverage.

[@zhanimal9]

department of defense probably covered it for veteran research

[@coupa10]

That probably around 400k dollars ☺️

[@nicejuju9567]

I’m so impressed, science and surgeons are wonderfuk

[@Microwave034]

POV that one homie that went to bed first at the sleepover. 😂 W tutorial btw

[@vrooom666]

this is bloody amazing thing i ever seen. very messy and high risk but its amazing.

[@EuropeAryan]

Respect to the doctors and also to the patient

[@kekceo3942]

That's gotta take a lot of immunosuppression to maintain, very impressive to pull off a surgery like that

[@iamdaenerys]

OMG! THIS IS SO AMAZING!

[@itswalter4510]

funky town...

[@AndroidPLUR]

These people are real life wizards. Without doctors, humanity would still be rolling around in the mud. Incredible.

[@watyaam7266]

1:49 When I want listening a funky town song

[@6TheBACH]

This is simply amazing.

[@D4RKxHOR1ZoN]

This is kinda like the faceoff movie. This level of surgery is unbelievable. This is the true meaning of "mask off". . . Imagine looking in the mirror and seeing yourself with it off🤔🤯😳

[@belobimkauagabriel5380]

POV: You are the first one to fall asleep during a sleepover with your friends

[@silversailor7077]

Are there extra options like double elbow length or maybe additional joins?

[@curiousbat5368]

How long does all this take?? At every stage

[@divinegracedeocampo6161]

The doctors did a really great job

[@entisuranis3252]

this is INSANE

[@elenashvedova1117]

It is incredibly challenging work and professionalism of the highest level. I admire.

[@sooyaa1929]

This video deserve millions of views.

[@battokizu]

But how does the eye not completely dry up, is there a special bath or enclosure to assist?

[@amberaliyah8837]

Extraordinary work of the surgeons 👏 . How did his burns happen?

[@CoolistBeans]

-Surgeon: Preforms the 90 hour surgery perfectly... -Everyone: Thanks God.

[@CamRStanford]

This is just some jaw-droppingly precise, intricate work. Holy f.

[@Lucky_L.6S]

Wow Amazing. How long did the entire surgery take?

[@redpractition]

6 minutes and 19 seconds

[@alexandrasantos3928]

I wonder what happened to donor's face after surgery.. Did they just leave it like that, or did they give him the recipient's face? What did they do to him??

[@iRektNubz]

Generally they have a silicone mask which is custom made to look as similar to the donors face as possible. Then they put the mask on after they remove the actual face

[@rupe53]

@@iRektNubz ... even more likely, the remains were cremated so it doesn't matter.

[@reggiemiller3168]

That's what was going on in my mind but I think they leave it like that, cover with rubber cuz is deeper than we think comes with bone

[@devofficialchannel]

I always have the question of what happens to the donor body after their parts get donated. Do they have to get a new one from another donor or do they have to remain without a face? Like it's generous and kind for the donor, but I still dunno what will happen to them.

[@Junyoung_Kang]

This video is actually scarrier than most of the horror movies out there..

[@legojangofett1088]

It’s insane that we can just do this. Like this would’ve been impossible years ago

[@TheDrYakub]

This happened to me once (I’m never falling asleep first at the sleepover again)

[@nicotargus]

Imagine be in a surgery and listen the doctor listening this

[@mythalda0040]

Imagine being able to feel all of this.

[@leoalcaraz6153]

Beyond words so amazing to see this is possible now a days

[@StormGuy7]

it is absolutely insane what humans can do

[@shyampatel999]

This is god level...🙌🙌 Can imagine anastomosis of vessels but how they are doing with nerve..!???

[@judyjohnson4541]

I wonder how they connect the vessels..solder??

[@shyampatel999]

@@judyjohnson4541 blood vessel anastomosis is routine thing for surgeons.. but this vessels are vital vessels like carotid and jugular it is very tough to maintain blood flow to brain🥴

[@kapilmaliwad1470]

@@shyampatel999 Bhai India m esi surgeon available h

[@shyampatel999]

@@kapilmaliwad1470 it is the first ever face + hand transplant...kaha se available hogi??🤷

[@kapilmaliwad1470]

@@shyampatel999 Nana I mean capable h ya nahi

[@rupe53]

Ok, so now we have a trip to DMV for a new driver's license photo and maybe the same for a passport shot. (with all kinds of questions)

[@chrisb6868]

Imagine waking up during the face part.

[@steadfastgravityguy9102]

This dude just ripped another dudes face off to teach us! Dedication is real!

[@chandrashekarr7029]

Hats off to Dr Rodriguez and team from India 🙏

[@charliehorse8686]

Surgeon: There's nothing to worry about Mr. Smith -- I watched a video about this procedure on KZbin.