French man becomes world's first person to receive two face transplants
- 6 years ago
A French man has become the first person in the world to receive two face transplants.
43-year-old Jerome Hamon, who is now being dubbed 'the man with three faces'-- suffers from neurofibromatosis type 1,... a genetic disorder that causes disfiguring tumors.
He underwent his first transplant in 2010,... but years later he was forced to remove his face after he took antibiotics to treat a common cold,... that was incompatible with his immunosuppressive treatment,... that lowered the risk of his transplant being rejected.
He's now recovering in a hospital in Paris.
43-year-old Jerome Hamon, who is now being dubbed 'the man with three faces'-- suffers from neurofibromatosis type 1,... a genetic disorder that causes disfiguring tumors.
He underwent his first transplant in 2010,... but years later he was forced to remove his face after he took antibiotics to treat a common cold,... that was incompatible with his immunosuppressive treatment,... that lowered the risk of his transplant being rejected.
He's now recovering in a hospital in Paris.