World's First Second Face Transplant Successful In Paris

"It is his second transplant but his third face," Dr. Laurent Lantieri

A man in Paris has become the world's first to successfully receive two facial transplants.

Jérôme Hamon, 43, underwent his first face transplantation procedure in 2010 to treat neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder characterized by the growth of tumors along nerves in the skin, brain and other parts of the body. Yet Hamon's body rejected the original transplant.

A team of surgeons and paramedics at Georges Pompidou European Hospital AP-HP, led by surgeon Dr. Laurent Lantieri, performed Hamon's second transplant in January.

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